Forest Dale, Vermont Explained

Official Name:Forest Dale, Vermont
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vermont
Pushpin Label:Forest Dale
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Vermont
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rutland
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:594
Coordinates:43.8278°N -73.0536°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:05733
Area Code:802
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1460880

Forest Dale is an unincorporated village in the town of Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Vermont Route 53 and Vermont Route 73 north of Rutland. Forest Dale has a post office with ZIP code 05733.[1] [2]

Robert Forguites (1938 - 2019), Vermont politician and businessman, was born in Forest Dale.[3]

Frederick J. Bacon lived in Forest Dale between 1907 and 1914, operating his Bacon Manufacturing and Publishing Company, building banjos.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code. May 22, 2017. United States Postal Service.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder – Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. May 22, 2017. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2018/24005 Vermont House of Representatives-Robert Forguites
  4. Heller. Paul. December 2010. Fred Bacon and the Early Days of the Bacon Banjo Company. Old-Time Herald. Durham, North Carolina. The Old Time Music Group, Inc.. 12. 8. March 20, 2020. March 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200320165844/http://www.oldtimeherald.org/archive/back_issues/pdfs/12-8-OTH.pdf. dead.