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Forest Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 572 at the 2010 census.

The community of Forest Home is in the Town of Ithaca, northeast of the City of Ithaca and north of Cornell University.

Forest Home CDP overview:
Name:	Forest Home CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New York
County:	Tompkins County
Elevation:	922 ft (281 m)
Total Area:	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km²)
Land Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.58 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	1,168
Population Density:	5,191.11/sq mi (2,004.07/km²)
FIPS code:	3626561
GNISfeature ID:	0950403

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History

The first European settlers, Joseph and Martha Sydney, founded a mill on Fall Creek in 1794, and other grist and sawmills were soon constructed. During this time the community was called Free Hollow, which changed to Forest Home in 1876. Two historic steel truss bridges, both still used today, were finished in the early twentieth century. The last operating mill in the village was closed in 1926. Today, Forest Home is a small residential community nearly surrounded by the Cornell Botanic Gardens.

The Forest Home Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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Geography

Forest Home is located at 42°27′11″N 76°28′17″W / 42.45306°N 76.47139°W / 42.45306; -76.47139 (42.453158, -76.471473).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) of it is land and 3.70% is water.

The community is located near the south end of Cayuga Lake.