Welcome to Oak Ridge ...Oak Ridge is located in Saint Clair County<1>. When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<2> A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.) Oak Ridge is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Oak Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Oak Ridge (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Saint Clair County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coffee, Morgan and Tuscaloosa County. Beyond Alabama, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (8), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge. Communities near Oak Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Ridge.
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Ridge. 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 Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Ridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Ridge ...Looking for more information about Oak Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Ridge. Footnotes ...
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