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 #107259).
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:
39.8240, -89.6575
The Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
The cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
Adjacent to the Oak Ridge Cemetery and just to the north is the Calvary Cemetery.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the south of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Establishment of the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...
The Oak Ridge Cemetery was:
Dedicated May 24, 1860
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- McKinnie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinnie Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnie Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Memorial Park is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
- Bissell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Butler National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strode Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Strode Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strode Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Farmington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Trumbo Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Ladysmith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ladysmith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Brittin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brittin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittin Cemetery
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:
- Ridgely
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Leland Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Hawthorne Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Southern View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pasfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Buffalo Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Mechanicsburg
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Springfield
- Williamsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #107259
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414847 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414847 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield West
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8247726 Lon: -89.6592675
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |