ROMAN FOREST, TX ROMAN FOREST, TEXAS. Roman Forest is located
east of U. S. Highway 59 and near the East Fork of the San
Jacinto River about thirty-two miles northeast of Houston and
twenty-three miles southeast of Conroe in southeastern
Montgomery County. The community began as a residential
subdivision that developers named for the area's wooded terrain.
By the mid-1970s residents voted to incorporate and established
a city government. In 1980 Roman Forest had a population of 929.
That number increased to 1,033 in 1990 and 1,279 in 2000. Roman
Forest has its own police force, elementary school, and
churches. Most citizens commute to Houston. The following,
adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the
preferred citation for this article.Laurie E. Jasinski, "ROMAN
FOREST, TX," Handbook of Texas Online
(http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hjr17),
accessed May 25, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical
Association.