A visit to the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Ridge Cemetery:
31.1130, -86.1141
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Geneva County<2>.
The county seat for Geneva County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Hall & Rivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Corner Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Corner Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Creek Cemetery
- Corner Creek Upper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24697 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Kinston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinston Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston Cemetery
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Samson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kinston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- County Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Coffee Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Onycha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Goodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Florala
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chancellor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Opp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Horn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Lockhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Babbie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Svea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Bellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Curtis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Oak Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geneva County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Florala
- Geneva
- Opp
- Opp lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Geneva County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730144 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730144 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Geneva
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Samson
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1129536 Lon: -86.1141095
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Geneva, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |