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Welcome to Forestdale ...

Forestdale is located in Franklin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Forestdale is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Forestdale: (518)

Communities Also Named Forestdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Forestdale - they are located in Alabama (2), British Columbia, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forestdale ...

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

  • Saranac Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Placid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Brook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
    • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Merrillsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrillsville
    • Merrillsville is located in Franklin County
  • Upper Jay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Whiteface
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
    • Whiteface is located in Essex County
  • Jay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Au Sable Forks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Forestdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forestdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forestdale. 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 Forestdale.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestdale ...

Looking for more information about Forestdale? 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 Forestdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forestdale.

Adding Forestdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forestdale 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 Forestdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forestdale post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestdale.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forestdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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