Forest Knolls, Marin County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Forest Knolls

Unincorporated community

Forest Knolls Post Office

Forest Knolls

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Forest Knolls

Forest Knolls (the United States)

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Coordinates: 38°00′55″N 122°41′19″W﻿ / ﻿38.01528°N 122.68861°W﻿ / 38.01528; -122.68861
Country| United States
State| California
County| Marin County
Elevation

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| 249 ft (76 m)

Forest Knolls is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Novato,[2] at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).[1] For census purposes, Forest Knolls is aggregated with Lagunitas into the census-designated place Lagunitas-Forest Knolls.

The first post office at Forest Knolls opened in 1916.[2] Forest Knolls' ZIP Code is 94933.[3]

There are a number of small historical businesses in Forest Knolls such as the Papermill Creek Saloon.

## Notable residents

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* Franklin B. Morse (1873-1929), a sportswriter and star football player, owned a home in Forest Knolls, where he died in 1929.

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Knolls, Marin County, California
2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 633\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. ^ USPS ZIP Code search function Archived December 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

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