Place:Forest, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameForest
Alt namesForestsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.5°N 79.5°W
Located inPennsylvania, United States     (1848 - )
See alsoJefferson, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Borough
Tionesta
Deserted settlement
Bloods Settlement
Inhabited place
Balltown
Blue Jay
Brookston
Byromtown
Church Hill
Clarington
Cook Tomb
Cooksburg
Crystal Springs
Dawson Run
Dunring
East Hickory
Endeavor
Fagundus
Gilfoyle
Golinza
Guitonville
Hastings
Hominy Ridge
Hottelville
Hunter
Jamison
Kellettville
Kiser Corners
Lamonaville
Little Hickory
Lynch
Marienville
Mayburg
McCrays
Minister
Muzette
Nebraska
Neilltown
Parrish
Penoke
Pigeon
Porkey
Queen
Redclyffe
Roses
Starr
Stewart Run
Truemans
Trunkeyville
Watson Farm
West Hickory
Whig Hill
Williams
Yellow Hammer
Township
Green
Hickory
Kingsley
Tionesta (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Forest County is a county located in western Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,716, making it the third-least populous county in Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Tionesta. The county was created in 1848 and later organized in 1857.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1848 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1855 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1857 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 898
1870 4,010
1880 4,385
1890 8,482
1900 11,039
1910 9,435
1920 7,477
1930 5,180
1940 5,791
1950 4,944
1960 4,485
1970 4,926
1980 5,072
1990 4,802

Note: in 1850 Forest was reported with Jefferson.

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Forest County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
  • www.forestcounty.com/
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