Forest City, Minnesota

Forest City, Minnesota
Forest City, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
	Forest City Forest City
	Coordinates: 45°12′23″N 94°27′59″W / 45.20639°N 94.46639°W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Meeker
Township	Forest City
Elevation	1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55355 and 55389
Area code	320
GNIS feature ID	643796

Forest City is an unincorporated community in Forest City Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, near Litchfield and Watkins. The community is located along Meeker County Road 2 near its junction with State Highway 24 (MN 24). The North Fork of the Crow River flows nearby.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	181		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

History

Forest City was platted in 1857, and named for its location near the Big Woods.^[3] A post office was established at Forest City in 1856, and remained in operation until 1907.^[4]

Forest City was attacked by Little Crow's band of Dakota during the 1862 Dakota War. Several buildings were burned, but the attack was unsuccessful.^[5]

References

Terry Tales by Terry R. Shaw

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Forest City, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°12′23″N 94°27′59″W / 45.20639°N 94.46639°W / 45.20639; -94.46639
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Meeker
Township	Forest City
Elevation	1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55355 and 55389
Area code	320
GNIS feature ID	643796^[1]