Welcome to Lake Forest ...

Lake Forest is located

Lake Forest is located in Tarrant County<1>.

The location of Lake Forest has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Lake Forest: Lk. Forest

Lake Forest is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Lake Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Lake Forest: This one is located in Tarrant County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 27 communities that are also named Lake Forest - they are located in Alabama (2), California (2), Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Forest.

Communities near Lake Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Forest.

• Fort Worth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Worth
  • Fort Worth is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Worth <4>
• North Richland Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Richland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richland Hills
  • North Richland Hills is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Richland Hills <4>
• Keller
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
  • Keller is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keller <4>
• Haltom City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haltom City
  • Haltom City is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haltom City <4>
• Saginaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Watauga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
  • Watauga is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watauga <4>
• Benbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbrook
  • Benbrook is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benbrook <4>
• White Settlement
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Settlement
  • White Settlement is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Settlement <4>
• Azle
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
  • Azle is located in Parker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <4>
• Trophy Club
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trophy Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trophy Club
  • Trophy Club is located in Denton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trophy Club <4>

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 Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake 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 Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Forest ...

Looking for more information about Lake 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 Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Forest.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/