Around River Forest ...
For comparison, River Forest has a population of 10,700 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from River Forest, with the nearest first.
- Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Melrose Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- River Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bellwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
- Bellwood has also been known as:
- Bellwood village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <2>
- Berwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berwyn is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Broadview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cragin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cragin is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragin
- Dunning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunning is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
- Moreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- North Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Riverside is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,346 people
- Stone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
For more communities neighboring River Forest, please visit our County-by-County Page for River Forest.
Cook County ...
River Forest is located in Cook County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cook County: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will, Lake (IN) & Berrien (MI). Lake Michigan lies to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near River Forest ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Forest.
Airports Near River Forest ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to River Forest and that information can be found on the Airports Page for River Forest.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Forest ...
Looking for more information about River Forest? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for River Forest. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for River Forest, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for River Forest.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for River Forest. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to River Forest), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |