Forest Hill, Indiana

Forest Hill
Unincorporated community
Forest Hill
Forest Hill
Coordinates: 39°15′25″N 85°36′48″W / 39.25694°N 85.61333°W / 39.25694; -85.61333Coordinates: 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 830 ft (250 m)
ZIP code 47240
FIPS code 18-23962[1]
GNIS feature ID 434651[2]

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

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 / 39.25694°N 85.61333°W / 39.25694; -85.61333.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Forest Hill, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 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. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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