Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Forest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Oak Forest is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Oak Forest: (804)

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

While we believe that this Oak Forest is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Oak Forest. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chesterfield and Hanover County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3) and Texas (2).

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.

• Dillwyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Trents Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Trenton Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Lakeside Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
• Gravel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
• Guinea Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Cotton Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Gold Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
• Paineville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia County

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.<5>

From that list, the Oak Forest post office opened in 1819.

We also found Oak Forest in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/