Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Lee County<1>.

The location of Oak Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Forest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Oak Forest is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Oak Forest: (870)

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

While we believe that this Oak Forest is located in Lee County, we know of another 3 Arkansas communities named Oak Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lonoke, Phillips and Pulaski County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 26 communities that are also named Oak Forest - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, North Carolina (4), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Texas (2) and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Forest.

Communities near Oak Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Forest.

• Forrest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
  • Forrest City is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest City <4>
• Marianna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
• Brinkley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
  • Brinkley is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <4>
• Marvell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
  • Marvell is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <4>
• Madison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Palestine
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Caldwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Wheatley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
  • Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <4>
• Widener
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
  • Widener is located in Saint Francis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Lexa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
  • Lexa is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Forest ...

Looking for more information about Oak Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oak Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Forest.

Adding Oak Forest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Forest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oak Forest post office opened in 1877.

We also found Oak Forest on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Forest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/