Welcome to Oak Forest ...

Oak Forest is located in Hanover County<1>.

Oak Forest is 180 feet [55 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: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Oak Forest ...

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

• Richmond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Mechanicsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsville <4>
• Chamberlayne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
• Hanover
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Longdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Longdale is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale
• East Highland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
• Quail Walk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Quail Walk is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Walk
• Enfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Enfield is located in King William County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
• Glen Allen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Glen Allen is located in Henrico County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Allen <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 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.