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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:

48.1381, -96.3536

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 Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies just to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Hegland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Hegland Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
  • Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Norden Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Norden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82897 <5>
  • Lanstad Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lanstad Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanstad Cemetery
  • Norden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Norden Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norden Cemetery
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
  • Rux Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rux Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rux Cemetery
  • Rindal Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
  • Viking Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Viking Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Black River Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black River Cemetery
    • Black River Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323076 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Melo Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Hilaire Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Hilaire Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hilaire Cemetery
    • St. Pauli Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauli Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauli Cemetery
    • Township Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Township Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Silverton Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton Cemetery
    • Satersdal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Satersdal Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satersdal Cemetery
    • Sandridge Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
    • Bjorsness Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bjorsness Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bjorsness Cemetery
    • Sorenson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sorenson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorenson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Viking
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Thief River Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Hilaire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Holt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Dorothy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Newfolden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Newfolden is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Euclid
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
  • Red Lake Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Plummer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Shirley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Middle River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Strandquist
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gentilly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • Goodridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Argyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Crookston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Englund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund

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 Pennington 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 turn to 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 Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 #2093555  (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093555 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rosewood
      • Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.1380556     Lon: -96.3536111
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Pennington, 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 obstructions 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.
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