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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)
  • Overland Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
    • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
    • 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)
  • Olathe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
    • 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)
  • Leawood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Clay County (MO)
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
    • Gardner is located in Johnson County
    • 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake of the Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 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.
<5>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.