Welcome to Forestburg ...

Forestburg is located in Sullivan County<1>.

The location of Forestburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Forestburg is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Forestburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Forestburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Forestburg - they are located in Alberta, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forestburg.

Communities near Forestburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forestburg.

• Middletown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Port Jervis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Monticello
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Matamoras
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Otisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Woodridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Unionville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Forestburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forestburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forestburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forestburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forestburg. See our Newspapers Page for Forestburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestburg ...

Looking for more information about Forestburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Forestburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forestburg.

Adding Forestburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Forestburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forestburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/