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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. 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:

42.1314, -83.2694

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>

The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Detroit. Detroit lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Huron Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Huron Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Valley Cemetery
  • Oak Forest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
  • Kittle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Kittle Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittle Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Krause Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Krause Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
  • Huron Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Huron Twp. Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Huron Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Boston.
    • The Huron Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #778 <5>
  • Michigan Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Michigan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Flat Rock.
    • The Michigan Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Michigan Memorial Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1075 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gibraltar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gibraltar Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar Cemetery
    • The Old Burial Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bloomdale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ferndale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ferndale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale Cemetery
    • West Mound Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The West Mound Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mound Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • Rupert Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rupert Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Farm Cemetery
    • Rucker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker 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:

  • Woodhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Flat Rock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gibraltar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Riverview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grosse Ile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Southgate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherstburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Edgewater Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wyandotte
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Romulus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst Pointe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Eden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ecorse
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Park
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Wayne County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wayne 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #633858  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633858 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flat Rock NE
      • Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1314305     Lon: -83.2693737
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Wayne, 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 things 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>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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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