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:
38.4017, -90.7674
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Union. Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hazelrun Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Tiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tiler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiler Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrun Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pacific Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pacific Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Saint Clair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28220 <5>
- Skullens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Skullens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Catawissa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Pacific
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <6>
- Hemker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Oermann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Dittmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lonedell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Grubville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Allenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Villa Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Luebbering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Scotsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Labadie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byrnes Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Gildehouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Parkway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
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. The following communities are located in Franklin 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #723635 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723635 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gray Summit
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4017196 Lon: -90.7673537
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Franklin, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |