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Welcome to Forestdale ...

Forestdale is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Forestdale is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forestdale: 740 & 220<3>

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, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Forestdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Forestdale, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Forestdale ...

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

  • Huntington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ironton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Barboursville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Russell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Kenova
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenova is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenova <4>
  • Raceland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Worthington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 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 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 (so far) 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 1869. The Forestdale post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forestdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Forestdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Forestdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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