Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial information about Forest came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Forest in various books and other sources.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Forest. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Note: When we started collecting data about Forest, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Forest:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, a Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
Forest is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Forest post office opened in Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, a Express Office, no Post Office mentioned.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Forest. See our Misc Page for Forest for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |