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Welcome to Forman ...

Forman is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Forman is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forman: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Forman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Forman - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, North Dakota and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Forman ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Moorefield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitzmiller
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bayard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayard is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Elk Garden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Arthur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arthur is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenland is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Maysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Maysville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Seymourville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Seymourville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
  • Fort Run
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Run is located in Hardy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Run

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 Forman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forman ...

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

Adding Forman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Forman 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 Forman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Forman post office opened in 1903. The Forman post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forman - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Forman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Forman 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/