Forest City, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Forest City, Indiana

Unincorporated community

Forest City

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Coordinates: 41°11′41″N 87°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 ID| 434647[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

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Forest City is located at 41°11′41″N 87°16′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.19472°N 87.26667°W﻿ / 41.19472; -87.26667.

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Forest City, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
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..."

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Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Rensselaer

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* Rensselaer

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Towns|

* DeMotte
* Remington
* Wheatfield

Townships|

* Barkley
* Carpenter
* Gillam
* Hanging Grove
* Jordan
* Kankakee
* Keener
* Marion
* Milroy
* Newton
* Union
* Walker
* Wheatfield

CDPs|

* Fair Oaks
* Roselawn‡

Other
communities|

* Aix
* Asphaltum
* Baileys Corner
* Collegeville
* Deer Park
* Dunns Bridge
* Egypt
* Forest City
* Gifford
* Kersey
* Kniman
* Laura
* Lewiston
* McCoysburg
* Moody
* Newland
* Parr
* Pleasant Ridge
* Stoutsburg
* Surrey
* Tefft
* Virgie

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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