Welcome to Forest ...

So far, we found very little information about Forest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Forest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest, please Contact Us.

Forest would have been located within present day Richland County<2>.

The location of Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forest, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Forest is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Forest was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Forest still existed, it would have been in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Forest: This one is located in Richland County and the other is located in Hardin County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 32 communities that are also named Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Forest ...

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

• Mansfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
• Bucyrus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
  • Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <6>
• Galion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
  • Galion is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <6>
• Shelby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Ontario
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
• Willard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <6>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Crestline
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
  • Crestline is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <6>
• New London
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Plymouth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people

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

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

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

Adding Forest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forest in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

We also found Forest on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/