Forest Dale, Vermont

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 15.5 miles (24.9 km) north of Rutland. Forest Dale has a post office with ZIP code 05733.^[2][3]

Forest Dale, Vermont
Village
Forest Dale
Coordinates: 43°49′40″N 73°03′13″W
Country	United States
State	Vermont
County	Rutland
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	05733
Area code	802
GNIS feature ID	1460880[1]

Robert Forguites (1938–2019), Vermont politician and businessman, was born in Forest Dale.^[4]

Frederick J. Bacon lived in Forest Dale between 1907 and 1914, operating his Bacon Manufacturing and Publishing Company, building banjos.^[5]

References

1. "Forest Dale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. United States Postal Service. "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 22, 2017.
3. "Postmaster Finder – Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
4. Vermont House of Representatives-Robert Forguites
5. Heller, Paul (December 2010). "Fred Bacon and the Early Days of the Bacon Banjo Company" (PDF). Old-Time Herald. Vol. 12, no. 8. Durham, North Carolina: The Old Time Music Group, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.