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Introduction ...

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:   30.4757°   (30° 28' 32")

Lon:   -83.4171°   (-83° 25' 1")

The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the south southeast of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Florida:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oak Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

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

    • Madison
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
    • Cherry Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County
    • Pinetta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County
    • Leland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Madison County
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clyattville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Empress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
      • Empress is located in Brooks County (GA)
    • Shady Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dowling Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
      • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
    • Day
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Jennings
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Melrose
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
        • Melrose is located in Lowndes County (GA)
      • Lake Park
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Aucilla
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
        • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
      • Dasher
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
        • Dasher is located in Lowndes County (GA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
      • Quitman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
        • Quitman is located in Brooks County (GA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
      • Lamont
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Buckville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
        • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
      • Valdosta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
        • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County (GA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <3>

    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 Madison County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Madison
    • Perry
      • Perry lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Quitman
    • Valdosta

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pineland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brady Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brady Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brady Cemetery
    • Macedonia MB Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Church of the Nazarene Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanson UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coody Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coody Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Coody Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coody Family Cemetery
    • Archtillery MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopewell Baptist church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Lake UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Campbell Sink Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Campbell Sink Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Campbell Sink Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Sink Cemetery
      • Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crossroad MB Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Stonewall Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Edwards Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Edwards Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Edwards Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
      • Corinth Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • The Allen Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery

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

    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 #287989  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #287989 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: Madison
      • County: Madison         Elev: 50
      • Location given for GNIS #287989 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 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: 30.4757, Longitude: -83.4171    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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