Forest City

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · IOWA

A historical populated place in Howard County, Iowa, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Forest City
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Iowa
County: Howard County
USGS Map: Cresco NW
Coordinates: 43.4852438, -92.2382233
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GNIS Feature ID: 1948729

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

coordinates approximate

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1948729. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.