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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. 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:   46.2972°   (46° 17' 49")

Lon:   -95.1811°   (-95° 10' 51")

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

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the west of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Wrightstown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrightstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrightstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Zion & St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion & St. Johns Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Bonar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonar Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Todd County
  • Compton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Compton Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Inman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Gustafva Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gustafva Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gustafva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gustafva Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gausdale Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Scandinavian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • The St. Anns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83244 <5>
    • Wadena Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Hewitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Bertha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
    • Bertha is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <6>
  • Deer Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Verndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wadena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
  • Eagle Bend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
    • Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <6>
  • Bluffton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Parkers Prairie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Aldrich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aldrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
    • Henning is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <6>
  • Rose City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
    • Rose City is located in Douglas County
  • Leaf City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clarissa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
      • Clarissa is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <6>
    • New York Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vining
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Miltona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miltona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltona
      • Miltona is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miltona <6>
    • Staples
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
      • Staples is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <6>
    • Urbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Ottertail
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottertail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottertail
      • Ottertail is located in Otter Tail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottertail <6>
    • Nirvana
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
    • Clotho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
      • Clotho is located in Todd County

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 Otter Tail 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #648856  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #648856 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: Wrightstown
    • County: Otter Tail         Elev: 433
    • Location given for GNIS #648856 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.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 Minnesota's counties, including Otter Tail, 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 obstructions 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: 46.2972, Longitude: -95.1811       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.




 

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