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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Oak Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oak Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oak Forest listed first.

  • Chacahoula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
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  • Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Crescent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Schriever
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Amelia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Southdown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Ramos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
  • Houma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <2>
  • Thibodaux
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Labadieville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Theriot
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
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  • Morgan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ewing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Berwick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Albemarle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Bertie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Napoleonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dulac
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Raceland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Patterson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Plattenville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Paincourtville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Montegut
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint James
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
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