A visit to the Oak Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
Lat: 42.9584° (42° 57' 30")
Lon: -84.7044° (-84° 42' 15")
The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Saint Johns. Saint Johns lies just to the east northeast of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Boughton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boughton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boughton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georgia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Bray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bray Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Wager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wager Cemetery
- The Wager Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Frink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frink Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frink Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frink Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Spaulding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spaulding Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spaulding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- South Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Riley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Riley Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Merihew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merihew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merihew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Merihew Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- South Bingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bingham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Bingham Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Pewamo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pewamo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pewamo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Alward Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alward Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alward Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alward Lake Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Lowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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.
- Fowler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <6>
- Pewamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- De Witt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East DeWitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
- East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
- Maple Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Matherton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Price
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Price. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Price is located in Clinton County
- Hubbardston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
- Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gunnisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
- Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Clinton County
- Grand Ledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
- Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <6>
- Clinton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
- Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
- Shepardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
- Duplain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
- Duplain is located in Clinton County
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Eaton County
- Edgemont Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
- Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
- North Lansing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- North Lansing is located in Ingham County
- Perrinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Witt
- Grand Ledge
- Hubbardston
- Lyons
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- Muir
- Muir lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- North Lansing
- Perrinton
- Pewamo
- Portland
- Saint Johns
- Shepardsville
- Westphalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clinton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oak Ridge Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633859 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #633859 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Riley
- County: Clinton Elev: 223
- Location given for GNIS #633859 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clinton County: www.clinton-county.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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 Michigan's counties, including Clinton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9584, Longitude: -84.7044 In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |