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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oak Forest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Forest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oak Forest is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Ripley, Rush, Union, Butler (OH) & Hamilton (OH).

Below are the counties that are near Oak Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Forest:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Oak Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Youngs Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
      • Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
    • Yellow Bank
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Tree Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Brookville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Metamora
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oldenburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
      • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <3>
    • Cedar Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • South Gate
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
    • Mount Carmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • New Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
      • New Trenton is located in Franklin County
    • Enochsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
      • Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
    • Andersonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dearborn County
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clarksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • New Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
      • New Point is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Point <3>
    • Smyrna
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smyrna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Decatur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smyrna
      • From Oak Forest to Smyrna
    • Springhill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
      • Springhill is located in Decatur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springhill
      • From Oak Forest to Springhill
    • Knarr Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Greensburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
    • Millhousen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Decatur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Adams
      • From Oak Forest to Adams
    • Letts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Omer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Omer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Omer
      • From Oak Forest to Saint Omer
    • Germantown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Everton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nulltown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Orange
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Connersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Springersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harrisburg
      • From Oak Forest to Harrisburg
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Fayette County
    • Bentonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
      • Bentonville is located in Fayette County
  • Jennings County
  • Parke County
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Penntown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Ripley County
    • Sunman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunman
      • Sunman is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunman <3>
    • Batesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stumpke Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lookout
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delaware
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pierceville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Napoleon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Osgood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osgood <3>
    • Otter Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
      • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
    • Versailles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Glenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
      • Milroy is located in Rush County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milroy <3>
    • Williamstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Rush County
    • Falmouth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Rush County
    • Gings
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rushville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Moscow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Gowdy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Raleigh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Rush County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raleigh
      • From Oak Forest to Raleigh
    • Homer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Rush County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henderson
      • From Oak Forest to Henderson
    • Mays
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
      • Mays is located in Rush County
  • Shelby County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Billingsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Contreras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contreras. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
      • Contreras is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Contreras
      • From Oak Forest to Contreras
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Union County
    • Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
    • West College Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
      • West College Corner is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <3>
    • Yankee Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
      • Yankee Town is located in Union County
    • Goodwins Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Beesons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Abington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milton
      • From Oak Forest to Milton
    • Cambridge City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • East Germantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
      • East Germantown is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Pennville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Wayne County
    • Centerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Dublin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mount Auburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Boone County (KY)
  • Butler County (OH)
  • Hamilton County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • Harrison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
    • Shaker Village ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Simonsons ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsons
      • Simonsons is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simonsons
      • From Oak Forest to Simonsons
    • Blue Jay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hooven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleves
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Miami Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sekitan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sekitan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sekitan
      • Sekitan is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sekitan
      • From Oak Forest to Sekitan
    • Dry Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Addyston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addyston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addyston
      • Addyston is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Dent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Dent is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dent
      • From Oak Forest to Dent
  • Preble County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.
    • College Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Corner
      • College Corner is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Corner <3>
    • Morning Sun
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Corvin ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
      • Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Camden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>
    • Lake Lakengren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Forest.

Cemeteries Near Oak Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Forest.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.

  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Usher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Usher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Usher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stoops Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gobel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gobel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gobel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Gate Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oak Forest had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Forest, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.

  • Yellow Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brookville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peppertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peppertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown
    • Peppertown is located in Franklin County
  • Saint Peter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
    • Saint Peter is located in Franklin County
  • Metamora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oldenburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenburg
    • Oldenburg is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldenburg <3>
  • Lawrenceville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Ripley County
  • Saint Leon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
    • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • South Gate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Blooming Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
    • Blooming Grove is located in Franklin County
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    • Hamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Batesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spades
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spades have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spades
      • Spades is located in Ripley County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Forest.

Newspapers Published in Oak Forest ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Forest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Forest, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Forest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Forest:

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3833, Longitude: -85.0856       In this case, the coordinates for Oak Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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