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Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Forest City, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°11′41″N 87°16′00″W / 41.19472°N 87.26667°W / 41.19472; -87.26667
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipKeener
Elevation653 ft (199 m)
ZIP code46310
FIPS code18-23950
GNIS feature ID434647

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

Geography

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

References

  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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