Welcome to Forrester ...

Forrester is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Forrester: (918) and (539)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <5>
• Heavener
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <5>
• Wister
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <5>
• Shady Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
• Howe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
• Hartford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
• Midland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Cameron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Petros
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
  • Petros is located in Le Flore County
• Hodgen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
  • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
  • Former name for Hodgen:
  • Hodgens
  • Hodgen has also been known as:
  • Hodgens Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <5>

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 for Forrester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Forrester on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forrester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/