History · Forestville

Forestville’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Forestville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

2023established
0old images & papers
2historic places
3recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Forestville is a CDP in Shenandoah County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Forestville Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Forestville was established in 2023.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forestville, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

2 historic places in Forestville

Forestville has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 86 historic buildings, because Forestville Historic District alone counts 84.

#163
In Virginiaby listings · the typical town has 1
2places listed1 building · 1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
86historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1983first listedZirkle Mill · newest: Forestville Historic District, 2011

Where they are

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BuildingsDistricts

Architectural styles

From each listing’s National Archives record · 1 of 2 name a style
Greek Revival1
Italianate1
Queen Anne1
Colonial Revival1
Craftsman1
Vernacular1

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

From Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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