Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Ridge is located in Pemiscot County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pemiscot County: Mississippi (AR), Dunklin, New Madrid, Dyer (TN) & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Oak Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Ridge:
- Pemiscot County (The home county of Oak Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Cooter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Gobler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Deering
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Hayti Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Mid City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Hayti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Caruthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pascola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Tinkerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Cotton Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Caruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Hornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Kennett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Senath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Sumach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Arbyrd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- White Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Portageville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gideon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Bell City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Rector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Craighead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Red Onion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Monette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County (AR)
- Bard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bard is located in Greene County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Armorel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Blytheville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Barfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Stark City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Burdette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Luxora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Rington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Manila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
- Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Arkmo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Crockett County (TN)
- Chestnut Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Ayers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Middle City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Unionville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bogota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Dyersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bishop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Haywood County (TN)
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Daniels Point Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Ashport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Edith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Arp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Luckett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Fort Pillow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Flippin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Glimp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Halls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <1>
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Tipton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Bride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bride is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Oak Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Number 8 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barnard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Number 9 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooter Cemetery
- Upper Cooter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30386 <2>
- Holley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Oak Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Ridge, with the one closest to Oak Ridge listed first.
- Cooter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Cottonwood Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Barfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Braggadocio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Clear Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Ayers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Hales Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Cotton Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Caruthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vincit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vincit is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincit
- Caruth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Hornersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Oak Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Ridge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pemiscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Clay County
- Craighead County
- Greene County
- Mississippi County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |