Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Terrebonne Parish<1>.

Oak Forest is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Oak Forest: 985

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Oak Forest: This one is located in Terrebonne Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 26 communities that are also named Oak Forest - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 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.

• 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 <3>
• Thibodaux
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <3>
• Morgan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Morgan City is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan City <3>
• Berwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
• Donner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Donner is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donner <3>
• Chacahoula
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
• Gibson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <3>
• Ardoyne
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoyne
• Magnolia Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Plantation
• Minerva Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Minerva Plantation is located in Terrebonne Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Plantation

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.