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Forester

Ghost town · Scott County, Arkansas

Mount Ida #2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500)
Mount Ida #2 quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1887, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Forester is a ghost town in Scott County, Arkansas. It is one of 11 former communities in Scott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 74 Arkansas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Forester as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 34.7708° N, 93.8164° W.

Key facts

Elevation666 ft
Nearest living townOden, AR
Distance to it10.4 miles
Coordinates34.77083, -93.81639

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What's there now

Forester is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Oden, AR (population 312), about 10.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 666 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Forester?

Forester is in Scott County, Arkansas, at 34.7708, -93.8164.

How many ghost towns are in Scott County?

Scott County, Arkansas has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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