Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Forest Hill | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 39°15′25″N 85°36′48″W / 39.25694°N 85.61333°W / 39.25694; -85.61333 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Decatur |
Township | Jackson |
Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
ZIP code | 47240 |
FIPS code | 18-23962 |
GNIS feature ID | 434651 |
Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
History
Forest Hill was laid out in 1852. It was named from the forest at the original town site. The Forest Hill post office was discontinued in 1904.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Hill, Indiana
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 132.
- 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.
...as the village site was heavily wooded...
- "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States | ||
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County seat: Greensburg | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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