Talk:Oak Forest, Houston

connections to fame/infamy

"the infamous" David Koresh has a connection to Oak Forest, his grandmother lived on Wakefield until her death a few years ago...

Number of houses

I'm fairly certain the Chronicle article's count of 5480 is incorrect. As I recall, OFHA's count is in excess of 5500. However, I don't know that there's a reliable source with the correct number. --Mr Wednesday (talk) 22:08, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Changes in HISD boundaries for Oak Forest ES/Stevens ES for 2013

• http://www.webcitation.org/6IkbLlQxo - http://dept.houstonisd.org/policyadministration/boardagenda.pdf
  • Changes described in text in E-4, 3 pages, pg. 63-65/166, and in pictures in p. 66-67/166, Attachment E-4, Current Elementary Zones and Proposed Elementary Zones
  • The changes put Candlelight Pl Drive in the Oak Forest ES zone

WhisperToMe (talk) 19:41, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

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County block books

By block:

• 1-11: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0001.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0001.jpg - Community center space -- Became commercial, but also has Oak Forest Library
• 12-18: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0002.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0002.jpg
• Section 2 Blocks 19-25: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0003.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0003.jpg -- Park indicated, and reserve see next page -- Park would be Oak Forest Park
• Section 2 Reserve: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0004.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0004.jpg -- To Houston ISD, site of Oak Forest Elementary and Frank M. Black Middle
• Section 3 Blocks 30-37: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0005.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0005.jpg
• Section 3: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0006.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0006.jpg -- Reserved for community center, and see map next page - Seems to have become commercial property instead
• Section 3 Resubmitted TR 18: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0007.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0007.jpg
• Addition Section 4 (Blocks 39-45): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0008.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0008.jpg
• Section 5 (Blocks 46-47): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0009.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0009.jpg
• Section 6 (Blocks 47-53): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0010.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0010.jpg
• Section 6 (Blocks 54-71): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0011.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0011.jpg
• Section 7 (Blocks 62-63): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0012.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0012.jpg
• Section 8 (Blocks 64-69): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0013.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0013.jpg - Reserve A - Google Maps says it's Oak Forest Baptist Church - Names like N. Libbey and N. Nina seem to have changed while the "southern" counterparts did not
• Section 9 (Blocks 76-82): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0014.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0014.jpg
• Section 10 (Blocks 1-8): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0015.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0015.jpg - School site adjacent - This would be Stevens Elementary
• Section 11 (Blocks 70-75): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0016.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0016.jpg
• Section 12 (Blocks 83-87): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0017.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0017.jpg - Acreage indicated
• Section 13 (Blocks 1-6): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0018.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0018.jpg
• Section 13 (Blocks 7-14): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0019.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0019.jpg
• Section 14 (Blocks 1-12): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v073/AE1997_73-2_0020.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v073/AE1997_73-2_0020.jpg
• Section 15 (Blocks 1-20 and Reservations A-C): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v080/AE1997_80-2_0025.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v080/AE1997_80-2_0025.jpg - Reserves A and B to city - Reserve A is Watonga Parkway Park and Reserve B is TC Jester Park - Reserve C not held by city, seems to be Gethsemane Lutheran Church - Next door: German Lutheran Church, St. John's Church, and White Oak School (Now seems to be held by Mangum Oaks Apartments and Iglesia Adventista del Septimo Dia Maranatha)
• Section 15 Extension (Blocks 3-4): http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v084/AE1997_84_0024.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v084/AE1997_84_0024.jpg
• Section 16 Not Found?
• Section 17 1-36
  • http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0046.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0046.jpg -- Void see new map
  • http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0047.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0047.jpg -- There was to be church property, but this was voided
  • http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0051.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0051.jpg -- Resubmitted for 1960 see next page -- Harris County ROW indicated
  • http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0048.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0048.jpg Resubmitted, See Next Page
  • Final: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0052.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0052.jpg
  • Replat Blocks 17-19: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0049.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0049.jpg
  • Replat Blocks 22-24: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v085/AE1997_85_0050.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v085/AE1997_85_0050.jpg
• Section 18 Blocks 1-10: http://books.tax.hctx.net/BlockBooksPDF/v084/AE1997_84_0102.pdf and http://books.tax.hctx.net/v084/AE1997_84_0102.jpg -- Parts reserved for commercial usage

WhisperToMe (talk) 22:05, 14 April 2019 (UTC)