Forest Home, New York
| Forest Home, New York | |
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| CDP | |
 Forest Home, New York
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| Coordinates: 42°27′11″N 76°28′17″W / 42.45306°N 76.47139°WCoordinates: 42°27′11″N 76°28′17″W / 42.45306°N 76.47139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Tompkins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 572 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-26561 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950403 |
Forest Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 572 at the 2010 census.
The community of Forest Home is in the Town of Ithaca, northeast of the City of Ithaca and north of Cornell University.
The first European settlers, Joseph and Martha Sydney, founded a mill on Fall Creek in 1794, and other grist and sawmills were soon constructed. During this time the community was called Free Hollow, which changed to Forest Home in 1876. Two historic steel truss bridges, both still used today, were finished in the early twentieth century. The last operating mill in the village was closed in 1926. Today, Forest Home is a small residential community nearly surrounded by the plantations of Cornell University.
The Forest Home Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Forest Home is located at 42°27′11″N 76°28′17″W / 42.45306°N 76.47139°W (42.453158, -76.471473).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it is land and 3.70% is water.
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