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A visit to the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oak Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oak Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #72368)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   29.5594°   (29° 33' 33")

Lon:   -82.2582°   (-82° 15' 29")

The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Alachua County<2>.

The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies just to the north northwest of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .

Establishment of the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...

The Oak Ridge Cemetery was established in 1854.

Name Variations for Oak Ridge Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

We have seen the following variation for Oak Ridge Cemetery:

  • Oakridge Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71861 <1>
  • Micanopy Historic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Meadows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Meadows Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alachua Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Grove Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Patrick Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Wacahoota Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wacahoota Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacahoota Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacahoota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wacahoota Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Flemington Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tompkins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72697 <1>
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

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 Alachua County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 #287988  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #287988 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Micanopy
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #287988 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72368

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5594, Longitude: -82.2582    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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