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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:

28.4508, -81.4034

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 Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Orlando. Orlando lies just to the north 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lock Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gotha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72790 <5>
  • Howard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
  • Barber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Barber Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Lake Cemetery is located in Kissimmee.
    • The East Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boggy Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238544 <5>
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ocoee Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Osceola Memory Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Osceola Memory Gardens is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Memory Gardens
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Osceola Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72414 <5>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kissimmee.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosehill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72538 <5>
    • Pinewood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
    • West Orange Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winter Garden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Winter Garden Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Palm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Sky Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
  • Oak Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Taft
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Taft is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
  • Pine Castle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tangelo Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
  • Williamsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamsburg is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Belle Isle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Belle Isle is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Isle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,294 people
  • Edgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
  • Sand Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Southchase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Southchase is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southchase
  • Meadow Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Woods is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Woods
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Conway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Conway is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Orlando
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Doctor Phillips
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Hunters Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hunters Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Orlovista
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orlovista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
    • Bay Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Lake Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Buena Vista is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Buena Vista
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Fairvilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buena Ventura Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pine Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Azalea Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gotha
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Windermere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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. The following communities are located in Orange 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 helpful 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 Orange 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 #287987  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287987 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 32 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Jessamine
      • Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 28.4508387     Lon: -81.403404
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Orange, 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 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.
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