Forest City, Indiana

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Forest City, Indiana
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Forest City
Coordinates: 41°11′41″N87°16′00″W / 41.19472°N 87.26667°W / 41.19472; -87.26667 Coordinates: 41°11′41″N87°16′00″W / 41.19472°N 87.26667°W / 41.19472; -87.26667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jasper
Township Keener
Elevation
653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code
46310
FIPS code 18-23950 [1]
GNIS feature ID434647 [2]

Forest City is an unincorporated community in Keener Township, Jasper County, Indiana. It was named for the native forest at the town site. [3]

Geography

Forest City is located at 41°11′41″N87°16′00″W / 41.19472°N 87.26667°W / 41.19472; -87.26667 .

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References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Forest City, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  135. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...was so named because of the abundance of wild, uncultivated land and forest...