Welcome to Oak Ridge ...The village of Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879. When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<2> A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.) From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oak Ridge has a population of 123 people<3> (see below for details). Oak Ridge is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Oak Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Oak Ridge: 318 & 457<5> The ZIP code for Oak Ridge: 71264<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oak Ridge had an population of 123 people. This is a decrease of 14.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.38% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oak Ridge had a population of 144 people. This makes Oak Ridge the parish's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 144 people, the population of Oak Ridge increased 1.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 142 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oak Ridge. Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish, we know of another 3 Louisiana communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Jackson, Saint Tammany and Tangipahoa Parish. Beyond Louisiana, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (8), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge. Communities near Oak Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Ridge.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Ridge. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Ridge ...Looking for more information about Oak Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Oak Ridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Ridge. Adding Oak Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oak Ridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Oak Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Ridge. Footnotes ...
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