River Forest

Featured view

River Forest

Total population

21

Median home value

$0

77.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation266 m

Land area0.05 km²

Weather76°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates40.11°, -85.73°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

River Forest is a town in Anderson Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 26 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for River Forest, IN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

George W. Cromer

American congressman for Indiana (1856–1936)

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Bob Carey

American racing driver (1904-1933)

Gary Burton

American vibraphonist

Jon McLaughlin

American pop rock singer-songwriter, record producer and pianist

F

Fred Mustard Stewart

American writer (1932–2007)

R

Ray Enright

American film director, screenwriter and film editor (1896–1965)

W

William Leo Higi

American Roman Catholic prelate (1933–2025)

J

Jeffrey Hoover

American composer

P

Paul Goacher

American formula one driver (1917–1986)

Mack Mattingly

American politician

Doug Anderson

American vocalist

B

Brian Reed

writer

Juanita Coulson

American writer, editor and filk musician

Kris Roe

American composer and singer

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Matt Lutz

American film, television, and theater actor.

Phill Niblock

American composer (1933–2024)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Indiana

• Edgewood
  0.7 mi away
• Country Club Heights
  2.4 mi away
• Fishersburg
  7.4 mi away
• Pendleton
  7.6 mi away
• Lapel
  7.9 mi away · pop. 2,668
• Daleville
  9.2 mi away
• Middletown
  10.5 mi away · pop. 2,235
• Markleville
  11 mi away
• Ingalls
  11.2 mi away
• Fortville
  14.3 mi away
• Arcadia
  16 mi away
• Cadiz
  16.9 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about River Forest

Report on water and related land resources, Elkhart River Basin, Indiana

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1976

Watershed Work Plan, Anderson River Watershed, (Crawford, Dubois, Perry and Spencer Counties, Indiana)

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1975

Watershed work plan East Fork of Whitewater River watershed, Wayne, Union, Randolph, Fayette and Franklin Counties, Indiana, and Darke and Preble Counties, Ohio

United States. Soil Conservation Service · 1971

Forest views

Robert Ridgway · 1875

Along the Columbia River

Wallace J. Miller · 1890

Fall-1961

Inc Musser Forests · 1961

Inferno

Dante Alighieri · 1767

Ambient water quality criteria recommendations

United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Health and Ecological Criteria Division · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Central Ratsnake

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Seen 2026-09-15

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-09-13

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-13

Bronzed Cutworm Moth

Nephelodes minians

Seen 2026-09-11

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

Seen 2026-09-11

False Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa juncta

Seen 2026-09-10

Red-headed Ash Borer

Neoclytus acuminatus

Seen 2026-09-10

Powdered Dagger

Acronicta impleta

Seen 2026-09-10

common evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis

Seen 2026-09-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 11:00 UTC.