Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Oak Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Oak Ridge ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Oak Ridge is located in Jackson Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.

Below are the parishes that are near Oak Ridge. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Ridge:

• Jackson Parish     (The home parish of Oak Ridge)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • Eros
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <2>
  • Cartwright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
  • Chatham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
  • Ansley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
  • Weston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
  • Quitman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
  • North Hodge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
    • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • East Hodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
    • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Hodge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <2>
  • Zoar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
  • Jonesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
• Bienville Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • English
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Bienville Parish
  • Liberty Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
  • Arcadia
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
  • Bienville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienville
    • Bienville is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bienville <2>
  • Bryceland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryceland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceland
    • Bryceland is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Lucky
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
    • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
• Caldwell Parish
  • Mount Pleasant
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
• Claiborne Parish
  • Sugar Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
    • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
• Lincoln Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • Choudrant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
    • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <2>
  • Ruston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
    • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <2>
  • Sibley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Grambling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
    • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <2>
  • Cedarton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Simsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
    • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
  • Unionville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Dubach
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
    • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <2>
  • Hico
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
• Ouachita Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • Indian Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Calhoun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
  • Forksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Frost Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Lapine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Eureka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Claiborne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claiborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
  • West Monroe
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Monroe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
  • Bosco
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Pino Bayou Village
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pino Bayou Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Richwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Union Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • Downsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in Union Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <2>
  • Wilhite
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
    • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
  • Farmerville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
    • Farmerville is located in Union Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <2>
• Winn Parish
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
  • Sikes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
    • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <2>
  • Gansville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
  • Dodson
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>
  • Newport
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
  • Hudson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
  • Pine Ridge
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
  • Bethlehem
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Ridge, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Oak Ridge.

Newspapers Published in Oak Ridge ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Ridge:

• Websites specific to Louisiana
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/

• Pages specific to Jackson Parish
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby parishes
  • Bienville Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lincoln Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Union Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Winn Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Jackson Parish
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Louisiana
  • Cemeteries of Jackson Parish

Cemeteries Near Oak Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Ridge.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.

• Oak Ridge Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
• Bonett Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonett Cemetery
• St. Clair Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
• Salem Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
• Vernon Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
• Concord Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67262 <4>
• Wyatt Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
• Bethel Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
• Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
• Eros Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eros Cemetery
• Ebenezer Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
• Chatham Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Cemetery
• Continue List   (188 more) ...
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Zeigler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zeigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeigler Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Oak Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.

• Vernon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
• Dalley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
  • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
• Nash ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
• Indian Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
• Hebron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
• Choudrant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
  • Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <2>
• Cadeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
  • Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
• Averit ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
  • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
• Weston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
• Calhoun
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
• Ruston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
  • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <2>
• Forksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
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  • Sibley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Douglas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge.

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