Forest, Washington

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Forest, Washington
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Coordinates: 46°35′56″N122°51′28″W / 46.59889°N 122.85778°W / 46.59889; -122.85778
Country United States
State Washington
County Lewis
Elevation
[1] 305 ft (93 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98532
Area code 360

Forest is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] It is located on Jackson Highway, between the Port of Chehalis and Washington State Route 508. The area is also called "Newaukum Prairie". [1] [2]

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History

Forest was founded in the 1890s. [1] A post office was established and named in 1896 by the first postmaster, Amanda Monroe, [lower-alpha 1] and was moved in 1897, remaining in operation until 1934. [2] [3] [4]

Government and politics

Politics

Forest is recognized as being majority Republican and conservative.

The results for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election for the Forest voting district were as follows: [5]

Notes

  1. Records also list a W.R. Monroe

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest, Washington
  2. 1 2 Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 88.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  4. "Lewis County - Forest". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com/walewis/townsal.html. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.
  5. "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 25, 2021.