Welcome to Oak Forest ...
Oak Forest is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Forest, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Oak Forest is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Oak Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oak Forest: 724 & 878<3>
Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Oak Forest - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (4), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, North Carolina (4), 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.
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Waynesburg is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <5>
- Masontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masontown
- Masontown is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Masontown <5>
- Granville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Bentleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Bentleyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <5>
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Fairchance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchance
- Fairchance is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairchance <5>
- Point Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Marion
- Point Marion is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Marion <5>
- Cameron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
- Deemston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
Adding Oak Forest to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Oak Forest in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oak Forest was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Oak Forest post office opened in 1858.
We also found Oak Forest in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Forest.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greene County: www.county.greenepa.net/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the Oak Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |