Forest, Washington

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Forest, Washington
Forest is located in Washington (state)
Forest
Forest
Coordinates: 46°35′56″N 122°51′28″W / 46.59889°N 122.85778°W / 46.59889; -122.85778Coordinates: 46°35′56″N 122°51′28″W / 46.59889°N 122.85778°W / 46.59889; -122.85778
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]305 ft (93 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98532
Area code(s)360

Forest is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] It is located on Jackson Highway, between the Port of Chehalis and Washington State Route 508. The area is also called "Newaukum Prairie".[1][2]

History[]

Forest was laid out in the 1890s.[1] A post office was established and named in 1896 by the first postmaster, Amanda Monroe,[a] and was moved in 1897, remaining in operation until 1934.[2][3][4]

Government and politics[]

Politics[]

Forest is recognized as being majority Republican and conservative.

The results for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election for the Forest voting district were as follows:[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Records also list a W.R. Monroe

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest, Washington
  2. ^ a b Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 88.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Lewis County - Forest". jtenlen.drizzlehosting.com/walewis/townsal.html. Lewis Co. WA GenWeb Project.
  5. ^ "Lewis County 2020 Election". Results.Vote.WA. Results.Vote.WA. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
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