Forest Indiana Map

About Forest, Indiana

Forest is a locality in Clinton County, Indiana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 244.0 people per km². Forest is located at 40.3736°N, 86.3328°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) timezone. ZIP code: 46039.

Forest unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle swell of Indiana's tillable earth, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon punctuated by stands of oak and maple. It lies 13.1 miles south-west of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 233°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-west of Russiaville. The air here carries the subtle scent of damp soil and ripening grain, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and soft lavender. Farmhouses, often painted a practical white or a faded barn red, dot the countryside, their silos standing as stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky. The terrain, a low, rolling topography, offers a sense of quiet expanse, broken only by the occasional creek or the darker, more persistent shadows of wooded draws. The history of Forest is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Clinton County, a legacy evident in the well-maintained fields and the enduring presence of family farms that have worked this land for generations. The local economy, while modest, remains anchored by this agrarian spirit, with a quiet diligence that underpins the daily lives of its residents. While no grand monuments mark its past, the stories are etched into the very rhythm of the seasons, in the planting and harvesting that dictate the year's pulse. The distinctive character of Forest lies in its unpretentious endurance, a place where the land itself seems to hold a patient, watchful memory.

About This Forest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Forest, Indiana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.373648, -86.332775. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Forest and Clinton County.

Detailed location data for Forest includes the ZIP code (46039), telephone area code (260), county seat of Clinton County (Frankfort), and school district assignment (Clinton Central School Corporation). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Forest is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.