Welcome to Forest Glen ...

Forest Glen is located in Monroe County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Forest Glen: Forest Gln.

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

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

Communities Also Named Forest Glen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Forest Glen - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New York (2), Nova Scotia (4), Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Forest Glen ...

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

• Wilkes-Barre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Old Forge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Moosic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Exeter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Duryea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duryea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duryea
  • Duryea is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duryea <4>
• West Pittston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pittston
  • West Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Pittston <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Freeland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Freeland is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeland <4>
• Mount Pocono
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pocono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pocono
  • Mount Pocono is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pocono <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 Forest Glen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest Glen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forest Glen ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/