A visit to the Oakridge 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 Oakridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakridge Cemetery:
42.2567, -84.9500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the northwest of the Oakridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oakridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oakridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calhoun County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- West Eckford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Eckford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eckford Cemetery
- Marengo Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Hotchkiss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hotchkiss Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkiss Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Lyon Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lyon Lake Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Lake Cemetery
- Ceresco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ceresco Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco Cemetery
- Marengo Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Eckford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The East Eckford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eckford Cemetery
- Sampson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sampson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Sandstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sandstone Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone Cemetery
- Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newbre Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McFadden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
- West Clarendon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cook's Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Albion Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Albion Memory Gardens is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albion Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Albion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rice Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marengo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marengo is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Ceresco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Rice Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Creek
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brownlee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Beadle Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Tekonsha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pennfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Verona Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Battle Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Devereaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Devereaux is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
- Duck Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
- Sonoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sonoma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
- East Leroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Leroy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leroy
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Springport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Oakridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Battle Creek
- Bellevue
- Burlington
- Ceresco
- Concord
- Marshall
- Olivet
- Springport
- Tekonsha
- Union City
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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #633895 (Oakridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #633895 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marshall
- Location given for Oakridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2567089 Lon: -84.9499804
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Oakridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |