Welcome to Lake Forest ...

Lake Forest is located in Waukesha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Forest: Lk. Forest

Lake Forest is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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 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, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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.

• Milwaukee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Waukesha
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
• West Allis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
• Wauwatosa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Brookfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
• Oak Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Franklin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people

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.