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Welcome to Forrester ...

Forrester is located in Le Flore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forrester, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Forrester is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Forrester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Forrester: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Forrester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Forrester - they are located in Georgia, Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Forrester ...

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

  • Poteau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heavener
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wister
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Howe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Howe is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <4>
  • Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
  • Midland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Petros
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Petros is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
  • Hodgen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
    • Former name for Hodgen:
    • Hodgens
    • Hodgen has also been known as:
    • Hodgens Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <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 Forrester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forrester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forrester ...

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

Adding Forrester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forrester post office opened in 1915. The Forrester post office closed in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forrester.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Le Flore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forrester - 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 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Forrester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Forrester 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/