Forest
Forest, also known as Forest City, is a small unincorporated community town site in Sierra County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The town site of Forest is located at 4,489 feet in elevation.
Photo: Mrgooseskin, Public domain.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Brownsville”, “Elizaville”, “Forest City”, “Forest, CA”, “Forest, California”, “Forks of Oregon”, “Forks of Oregon Creek”, “Marietta”, and “Yomana”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goodyears Bar and Moores Flat.
Goodyears Bar
Hamlet
Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851… Goodyears Bar is situated 4 miles northwest of Forest.
Moores Flat
Locality
Moore's Flat was a historic mining town located on the… Moores Flat is situated 5 miles south of Forest.
Downieville
Village
Forest
- Categories: unincorporated community, ghost town, and locality
- Location: Sierra County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.48963° or 39° 29′ 23″ north
Longitude
-120.85394° or 120° 51′ 14″ west
Elevation
4,587 feet (1,398 metres)
Open location code
84FXF4QW+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Forest” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “福雷斯特”
- German: “Forest”
- Irish: “Forest”
- Turkish: “Forest”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Alleghany and Orleans Flat.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Forest City Dance Hall and North Fork Mine.
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Worth a closer look: Loyalton and Sierra City.
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