Tionesta in Forest County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Forest County

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. Forest County Marker

Inscription.
Forest County created by Legislature, 1848. County Seat, Marienville. Venango County townships added in 1866. Tionesta more central to occupied land and historic oil discoveries, became County Seat. Forest County named for it's Virgin Lumber. Courthouse built in 1868. Jail in 1895.

Erected by Kep Davis and Ed Small.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 41° 29.781′ N, 79° 27.373′ W. Marker is in Tionesta, Pennsylvania, in Forest County. It is at the intersection of Elm Street (U.S. 62) and May Street, on the right when traveling north on Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tionesta PA 16353, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Forest County (here, next to this marker); Lieutenant John Range (within shouting distance of this marker); Tionesta (approx. 0.3 miles away); When Timber Was King (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hunters Station Bridge Bearing Block (approx. 0.3 miles away); Damascus (approx. 0.8 miles away); Refugee Towns (approx. 1.6 miles away); Howard Zahniser (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tionesta.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. Forest County Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 531 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2019, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.