Welcome to Forsan ...The city of Forsan is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Forsan is located in Howard County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Forsan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Forsan has a population of 231 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Forsan is 2,790 feet [850 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Forsan is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Forsan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Forsan: 432 The ZIP code for Forsan: 79733<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Forsan had an population of 231 people. This is an increase of 10% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.21% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Forsan had a population of 210 people. This makes Forsan the county's 3rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 210 people, the population of Forsan decreased 7.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 226 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Forsan. Communities near Forsan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forsan.
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 Forsan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forsan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forsan. 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 Forsan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forsan. See our Newspapers Page for Forsan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forsan ...Looking for more information about Forsan? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Forsan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Forsan. Adding Forsan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Forsan 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 Forsan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Forsan. Footnotes ...
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