Welcome to Forest City ...
So far, we found very little information about Forest City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forest City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forest City, please Contact Us.
Forest City would have been located within present day Utah County<2>.
Forest City was established in 1871.
Time Zone: The area where Forest City was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Forest City was located: 801 & 385<3>
Communities Also Named Forest City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Forest City - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forest City.
Communities near Forest City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forest City.
- West Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
- South Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lehi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
- Lehi is located in Utah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
- Millcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Draper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Murray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forest City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forest City. 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 City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest City. See our Newspapers Page for Forest City.
Adding Forest City to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Forest City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Forest City post office opened in 1871.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forest City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Utah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Forest City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Forest City 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |