Welcome to Lake of the Forest ...

Lake of the Forest is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

Lake of the Forest is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lake of the Forest lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lake of the Forest: 913

Communities near Lake of the Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake of the Forest.

• Kansas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
• Kansas City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
• Olathe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
• Shawnee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <3>
• Lenexa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <3>
• Leavenworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <3>
• Leawood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <3>
• Gladstone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
• Gardner
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake of the Forest ...

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