Forrest, Illinois
| Forrest | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Illinois |
| County | Livingston |
| Elevation | 683 ft (208 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°45′0″N 88°24′36″W / 40.75000°N 88.41000°WCoordinates: 40°45′0″N 88°24′36″W / 40.75000°N 88.41000°W |
| Area | 0.68 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - land | 0.68 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,225 (2000) |
| Density | 1,956.4/sq mi (755/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61741 |
| Area code | 815 |
   Location of Forrest within Illinois
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Forrest is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census.
Forrest is located at 40°45′0″N 88°24′36″W / 40.75000°N 88.41000°W (40.750018, -88.409992).
According to the 2010 census, Forrest has a total area of 0.68 square miles (1.76 km2), all land.
Forrest was laid out on 11 December 1866 by Israel J. Krack (16 November 1816 – 6 June 1900). Krack was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Both of his parents had come from Germany. He was briefly a teacher, lived in Indiana, and came to Livingston County in 1854. Krack was a farmer, notary public, grain dealer, and in later life an insurance agent. Krack was elected Illinois General Assembly in 1872 and became treasurer of Livingston County in 1878. Krack Street, which parallels the railroad, was named for the town’s founder. When Forrest was established the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad had already been in operation for almost ten years and therefore, the origin of the town is unlike Fairbury, Chatsworth, Chenoa, Gridley and El Paso, all of which were founded when the railroad was first built. Within a few years of is founding, the people of Forrest did not know the full name of the person for whom the town was named. The author of the 1878 History of Livingston County says only two things about Mr. Forrest: he was a business partner of C. L. Frost, an official of the Toledo, Peoria and Western, and that he had promised to do something for the young village and that promise was “unfulfilled.” The first version of the name was said to be Forestville, spelled with one ‘r,” but Forrest quickly came into use. The Forrest Township was created soon after the village was founded and took its name from the village.
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