Abandoned Record
About Oak Forest
Oak Forest was a settlement in Gonzales County, Texas, United States, five miles west of Gonzales. Oak Forest was situated along modern U.S. Highway 90 Alternate and CR 143, adjacent to the Guadalupe River and due south of the modern Palmetto State Park.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Oak Forest, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Oak Forest is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Oak Forest
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1911 San Marcos sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1919 San Marcos sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1920 Smiley sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Seguin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Cost sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Cuero sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Seguin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Oak Forest
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Oak Forest, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28912553.
- USGS GNIS 1342960.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).