Welcome to Oak Ridge ...

Oak Ridge is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Oak Ridge is located in Chippewa County<1>.

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.)

Oak Ridge is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Oak Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oak Ridge: 906

Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), 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.

Sault Sainte Marie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sault Sainte Marie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sault Sainte Marie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sault Sainte Marie
- From Oak Ridge to Sault Sainte Marie
Sault Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sault Sainte Marie
- Sault Sainte Marie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sault Sainte Marie <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sault Sainte Marie
- From Oak Ridge to Sault Sainte Marie
Garden River 14
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden River 14 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden River 14
Bruce Mines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Mines
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Mines <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bruce Mines
- From Oak Ridge to Bruce Mines
Hilton Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Beach <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hilton Beach
- From Oak Ridge to Hilton Beach
Neebish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neebish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neebish
Stirlingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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- Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stirlingville
- From Oak Ridge to Stirlingville
Richards Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards Landing <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richards Landing
- From Oak Ridge to Richards Landing
Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harmony
- From Oak Ridge to Harmony
Maclennan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maclennan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maclennan

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Oak Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Oak Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Oak Ridge refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Oak Ridge may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.