A visit to the Oak Ridge Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery:
35.0574, -77.7650
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery is located in Duplin County<2>.
The county seat for Duplin County is located in Kenansville. Kenansville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper - Southerland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gradys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gradys Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Cemetery
- Stroud Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- The Howard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lonnie Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440741 <5>
- Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stroud - Hill Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Deep Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543485 <5>
- Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery
- The Humphrey - Harper Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harper Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172511 <5>
- George W. Rouse Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Powell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Powell Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Albertson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2649572 <5>
- John Henderson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The John Henderson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Henderson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Henderson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
- The John Henderson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henderson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484813 <5>
- Ben Hines Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Arnett - Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Arnett - Thompson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett - Thompson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arnett - Thompson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Albertson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184834 <5>
- Hardy Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hardy Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hardy Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Albertson.
- The Hardy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adolphus Hardy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279877 <5>
- Isaac Hines / Liddell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Beulaville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484802 <5>
- Wiley Rouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Wiley Rouse Cemetery is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Rouse Cemetery
- East Duplin Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- George W. Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Council F. Jarman Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Resaca
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Resaca is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Pink Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Kornegay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kornegay is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornegay
- Albertson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albertson is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertson
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Cabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cabin is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin
- Potters Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Hill
- Deep Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Run is located in Lenoir County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Run
- Sarecta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarecta is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarecta
- Petersburg Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petersburg Crossing is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Crossing
- Gradys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gradys Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradys Crossroads
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Outlaws Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outlaws Bridge is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaws Bridge
- Herrings Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrings Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrings Crossroads
- Hargetts Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hargetts Crossroads is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargetts Crossroads
- Scotts Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scotts Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Store
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Beulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Drummersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drummersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummersville
- Blizzards Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blizzards Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blizzards Crossroads
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hadley is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Taylors Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taylors Corner is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Corner
- Hills Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hills Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Crossroads
- Westbrook Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Crossroads
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Duplin 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1004264 (Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004264 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: Duplin
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albertson
- Location given for Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0573862 Lon: -77.7649772
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Duplin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Ridge Memorial 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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