Forest Hill, Indiana

Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

Forest Hill
Unincorporated community
Forest Hill is located in Indiana
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Forest Hill is located in the United States
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Coordinates: 39°15′25″N 85°36′48″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipJackson
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
ZIP code
47240
FIPS code18-23962[1]
GNIS feature ID434651[2]

History

Forest Hill was laid out in 1852.[3] It was named from the forest at the original town site.[4] The Forest Hill post office was discontinued in 1904.[5]

Geography

Forest Hill is located at 39°15′25″N 85°36′48″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Forest Hill, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 132.
  4. 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...
  5. "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.


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