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History · Forestville

Forestville’s post office opened in 1872, and 55% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1961 on.

1872first post office
0on the National Register
55%homes built before 1940
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How Forestville began

When was Forestville founded?

1872

The Forestville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

154 years
Founding year: the first Forestville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Forestville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Forestville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Forestville’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Forestville’s history is told.

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The story so far

Forestville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Forestville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Forestville, Butler County, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in Mercer Township, Butler County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Its first post office opened in 1872.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Forestville on the map, 1961 to 1970

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Forestville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Forestville on the 1961 USGS mapForestville on the 1970 USGS map1961Slippery Rock sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Forestville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Forestville

Nobody well known was born in Forestville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Smokin' Joe KubekAmerican electric blues guitarist · b. 1956
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Jimmy Del RayAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1962
Joe PageAmerican baseball player · b. 1917
Paula KellyAmerican big band singer · b. 1919
Gary PetersAmerican baseball player · b. 1937
Robert M. NemkovichSupreme Bishop of the Polish National Catholic … · b. 1942

Questions about Forestville’s history

What year was Forestville founded?

The Forestville post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.