Welcome to Oak Forrest ...

Oak Forrest is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

Oak Forrest is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Oak Forrest: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities near Oak Forrest ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Petal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Purvis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Lumberton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
  • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
• Sumrall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Seminary
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• McLaurin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Goodluck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
• Wells Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
  • Wells Town is located in Lamar County

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 Forrest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Forrest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Forrest. 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 Forrest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Forrest ...

Looking for more information about Oak Forrest? 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 Forrest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Forrest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/