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 #86201).
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:
41.5948, -85.8442
The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Elkhart County<2>.
The county seat for Elkhart County is located in Goshen. Goshen lies just to the south southeast 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 founded in 1839.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- West Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stutsman Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsman Cemetery
- Hess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Violett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkhart Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cripe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cripe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripe Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burkett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Burkett Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett Cemetery
- Sparklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wenger Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenger Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Baintertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nisley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nisley Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Adams - Neff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hoke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoke Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoke Cemetery
- New Paris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Geising Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Geising Cemetery is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geising 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 Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Bainter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bainter Town is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainter Town
- Southwest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foraker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Garden Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Village is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Millersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wakarusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gravelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milford Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Milford is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simonton Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
- Nappanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wawasee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wawasee Village is located in Kosciusko County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawasee Village
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shipshewana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Elkhart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elkhart
- Foraker
- Goshen
- Nappanee
- New Paris
- Syracuse
- Wakarusa
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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Elkhart 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: #86201
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #440451 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #440451 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: Elkhart
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5944938 Lon: -85.8458278
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Elkhart, 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 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. |