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Welcome to Oak Ridge ...So far, we found very little information about Oak Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Oak Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Ridge, please Contact Us. Oak Ridge would have been located within present day Attala County<2>. The location of Oak Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> When the people of Oak Ridge referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Oak Ridger<4> A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.) While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Ridge is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: The area where Oak Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Oak Ridge would have been located in the (662) area code. Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Oak Ridge: This one is located in Attala County and the other is located in Warren County. Beyond Mississippi, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Texas (8), Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge. Communities near Oak Ridge ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Ridge.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Ridge. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Ridge. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Ridge. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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