Forest, Washington

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]

Forest, Washington
Unincorporated community
Forest is located in Washington (state)
Forest
Forest
Forest is located in the United States
Forest
Forest
Coordinates: 46°35′56″N 122°51′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyLewis
Elevation
[1]305 ft (93 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
zip code
98532
Area code360

History

Forest was laid out in the 1890s.[1] A post office was established and named in 1896 by the first postmaster, Amanda Monroe,[lower-alpha 1] 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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest, Washington
  2. 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 March 6, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 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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