A bout Fo r n e y
Fo rn e y b e ga n a s the sm a l l co m m unity of “Br ook lyn” when the Texas & Pac ific
r a i lr o ad w a s p l a tted thro ug h the hear t of our c ommunity in the 1 8 7 0 s. The
na m e “ B r o o k lyn” wa s cha ng ed d ue to another c ommunity in Texas alr eady
ha v in g a p o s t offi ce i n thei r na m e. It was then dec ided the name would be
Fo rn e y, in h o n or o f ra i l executi v e and pr ominent politic al figur e, John W.
Fo rn e y.
Fo rn e y ’ s e ar ly d a ys consi sted o f i t being a fr ontier town. Our r ic h blac k land
p ra ir ie s o il p rov ed p rosp erous fo r the ear ly settler s, wher e c r ops suc h as
ha y, c o t t o n and b o i s d ’ a rc trees wer e the ec onomic engine of the c ommunity.
I n th e 1930s , Forney fo und i tsel f along U.S. Route 8 0 , pr oviding a dir ec t
e a s t- w e s t h ighwa y connecti o n b etw een the west and east c oasts. As time
co n t in u e d , Fo r ney b enefi tted fro m t he gr owing population of the D allas -For t
Wor t h ar e a and , a t o ne ti m e, b ecame a destination for spec ialty antique
sho p s .
To d a y, Fo r n e y i s one of the fa stest gr owing c ommunities in the D allas -
F t . Wo r t h ar ea . Ma rked wi th m a intained r elic s of our past, inc luding a
co t t o n g in , h isto ri c d o wnto wn d i stric t and Vic tor ian- style ar c hitec tur e. Next
t o o u r p r e s e rv ed p a st l i es new d evelopment, inc luding sc hools, master-
p l an n e d c o m m uni ti es, shop p i ng c enter s and a wide ar r ay of businesses.
O u r pio n e e r sp i ri t l i v es o n a s Fo rney finds itself in a r enaissanc e of gr owth,
w i t h t h e in flux o f a yo ung, ta l ented wor k for c e, investments in land and
i nf r as t r u c t u r e , a n entrep reneuri a l s pir it and c lose pr oximity to a wide ar r ay
o f a m e n it ie s w i th a n unm a tched q uality of life. For ney, in and of itself, is
a C it y w h e r e o p p o rtuni ti es a re wi th out limits.