Forreston, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the east of Forreston and has a population of 150,115 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Janesville (WI). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the northeast of Forreston and has a population of 59,498 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clinton (IA)	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	Belvidere	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	26,461	27.09% increase
	De Kalb	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	45,497	16.61% increase
	Dixon	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	Freeport	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	Loves Park	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	24,457	22.02% increase
	Machesney Park	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	22,815	9.9% increase
	Mendota	SE	46 mi [74 km]	6,995	3.81% decrease
	Rochelle	SE	30 mi [48.28 km]	9,847	4.49% increase
	Rock Falls	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	9,307	2.85% decrease
	Sterling	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Sycamore	E	46 mi [74 km]	17,679	47.08% increase
	Beloit (WI)	NE	38 mi [61.2 km]	7,504	6.62% increase
	Beloit (WI)	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	36,160	1.08% increase
	Monroe (WI)	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	10,481	3.34% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Adeline	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	141	1.44% increase
	Byron	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	3,850	31.98% increase
	Cedarville	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	683	5.01% decrease
	Florence	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	German Valley	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	450	6.44% decrease
	Lanark	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,457	8.02% decrease
	Leaf River	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	541	2.52% decrease
	Milledgeville	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	930	8.46% decrease
	Mount Morris	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,078	2.16% increase
	Oregon	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,123	1.55% increase
	Pearl City	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	771	1.15% decrease
	Pecatonica	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,209	10.62% increase
	Polo	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,477	---
	Ridott	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	147	7.55% decrease
	Shannon	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	795	6.91% decrease

Ogle County

Forreston is located in Ogle County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ogle: Carroll, DeKalb, Lee, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.

While not sharing a border with Ogle, the following counties are close to Forreston: Jo Daviess, Clay and Green (WI).

Below are counties that are near Forreston (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Forreston:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Forreston
	Clinton County (IA)	W	Elk River Junction (IA)	32 miles [51 km]
	Jackson County (IA)	W	Sabula (IA)	30 miles [48 km]
	Boone County	NE	Loves Park	32 miles [51 km]
	Bureau County	S	Normandy	39 miles [62 km]
	Carroll County	W	Shannon	8 miles [12 km]
	Clay County	E	Greendale	27 miles [43 km]
	DeKalb County	E	Esmond	33 miles [53 km]
	Jo Daviess County	NW	Willow	21 miles [33 km]
	Lee County	S	Woosung	15 miles [24 km]
	Stephenson County	NW	Florence	7 miles [11 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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