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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Forest Park (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forest Park. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oklahoma County: Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan & Pottawatomie.

Below are the counties that are near Forest Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park:

  • Oklahoma County     (The home county of Forest Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Lake Aluma
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Midway Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
    • Spencer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Del City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Smith Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Britton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Nichols Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Midwest City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oklahoma City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Capitol Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Nicoma Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Mustang
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Yukon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Piedmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Union City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • El Reno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Powers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Moore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Hall Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Norman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Little Axe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Noble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Maguire
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Slaughterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Etowah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Bridge Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Tuttle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Cashion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Reeding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Wandel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Fallis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Ingram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Wellston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Cedar Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Guthrie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cimarron City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Lawrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
    • McLoud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Dale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Bethel Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Pink
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Aydelotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park.

Cemeteries Near Forest Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Forest Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.

  • Trice Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverside Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • East View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rogan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Wright's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kolb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Lane Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Lane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Del City.
    • The Sunny Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunnylane Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99612 <2>
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Forest Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.

  • Oklahoma City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Britton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Edmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Choctaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Moore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Arcadia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Stella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Lakeview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Seward
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Seward is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Newcastle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Norman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Denver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Denver is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Dale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park.

Newspapers Published in Forest Park ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forest Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forest Park:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Forest Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.