A visit to the Oakridge 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 Oakridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakridge Cemetery:
32.8493, -83.6382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Macon. Macon lies just to the southwest of the Oakridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- St.s Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Camp Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Camp Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hope Cemetery
- Macon Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macon Memorial Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macon Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Macon.
- The Macon Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Macon Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35131 <5>
- Bloomfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Wincey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wincey Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flewellen-Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Stripling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Gorden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Creek Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek Cemetery
- Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Griswoldville Church Cemetery
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 Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macon
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Payne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Wheeler Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- East Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Vinson Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Dry Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Lizella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Huber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Echeconnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Bolingbroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Byron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warner Robins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Smarr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Oakridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
- Warner Robins
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 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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1672246 (Oakridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1672246 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon West
- Location given for Oakridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8493055 Lon: -83.6382354
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Bibb, 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- Oakridge 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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