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Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Oak Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
- Goeselville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goeselville is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goeselville
- Tinley Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Worth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Island is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,616 people
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Matteson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Greenwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Greenwood
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thornton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thornton Junction is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
- South Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gano is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gano
- Morgan Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Park is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Park
- Oak Lawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mokena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berger is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger
- Washington Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Beverly Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
- Evergreen Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Chicago Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
- Pullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pullman is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Goodings Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Goodings Grove is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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