Forman, West Virginia

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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Forman is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after L. J. Forman, who was instrumental in securing a post office for the town.{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=274;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=246}}