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:
36.6314, -90.8210
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 Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Doniphan. Doniphan lies just to the south southwest 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McGee - Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Gartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gartman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elizabeth Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Doniphan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28565 <5>
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Kennon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kennon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennon Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- McCluskey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McCluskey Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCluskey Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Doniphan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Briar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Gamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Ponder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Grandin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Supply
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Middlebrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Gatewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Maynard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Warm Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Datto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Neelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bardley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Reyno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
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 Ripley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Doniphan
- Grandin
- Maynard
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 Ripley 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 #753688 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753688 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doniphan North
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6314471 Lon: -90.8209551
- 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 Ripley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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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