Thank you all so very much for your informative replies and additional websites to visit. No wonder I couldn't find Forks in the places I checked. I realized later it was silly to look for a city council if it was a town, but I guess since Forks was an area, trying to narrow my search with town council would not have worked either. I actually don't know yet if I am related to the family, but knowing what Forks is will help me understand better the records I am finding. Cheektagowa is familiar, as it is showing up on quite a few of the census records I have been studying. Thanks so much again for the explanations and links.