Welcome to Forward ...
Forward is located in Dane County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Forward is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Forward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Forward: 608 & 353<3>
Communities Also Named Forward ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Forward - they are located in Ontario, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Forward.
Communities near Forward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forward.
- Fitchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Oregon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Mount Horeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Dodgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- New Glarus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Mazomanie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Forward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forward. 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 Forward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forward. See our Newspapers Page for Forward.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forward ...
Looking for more information about Forward? 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 Forward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Forward.
Adding Forward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forward 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 Forward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Forward post office opened in 1872.
We also found Forward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forward.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 608 code has been Overlayed with the 353 area code. New phone numbers in the Forward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 608 or 353. As a result, placing a call in the Forward area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |