Forreston
Forreston is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 77, 8 miles south of the county seat of Waxahachie. Its population was estimated to be 238 in 2008, but it is not listed in the 2010 census.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 200 residents
- Description: unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States
- Also known as: “Forreston, Texas”
- Postal code: 76041
Places of Interest
Highlights include Forreston Cemetery.
Forreston Cemetery
Cemetery
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Forreston Cemetery is situated 1½ miles south of Forreston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Italy and Avalon.
Italy
Village
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Italy is a town in Ellis County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,926 in 2020. The community was named after Italy by a settler who had visited the European country. Italy is situated 5 miles south of Forreston.
Avalon
Village
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Avalon is an unincorporated community in southern Ellis County, Texas, United States. Avalon is situated 6 miles southeast of Forreston.
Forreston
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Ellis, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.2564° or 32° 15′ 23″ northLongitude
-96.86717° or 96° 52′ 2″ westPopulation
200Elevation
541 feet (165 metres)Open location code
8645744M+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 151875159OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4691841Wikidata ID
Q5470569
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