Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Franklin County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Oak Forest, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Forest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Oak Forest is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Oak Forest - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, 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.

• Connersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
  • Connersville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connersville <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• Batesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
• Brookville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• Milan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Ripley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• 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.<5> 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
• 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.<5> 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 <4>
• 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.<5> 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 <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 book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Oak Forest in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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 Indiana: https://www.in.gov