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Forest Knolls is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Novato,[2] at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m).[1] For census purposes, Forest Knolls is aggregated with Lagunitas into the census-designated place Lagunitas-Forest Knolls.

The first post office at Forest Knolls opened in 1916.[2] Forest Knolls' ZIP Code is 94933.[3]

There are a number of small historical businesses in Forest Knolls such as the Papermill Creek Saloon.

Notable residents

  • Franklin B. Morse (1873-1929), a sportswriter and star football player, owned a home in Forest Knolls, where he died in 1929.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Knolls, Marin County, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 633. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ USPS ZIP Code search function Archived December 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine


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