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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
Lat: 42.8584° (42° 51' 30")
Lon: -76.6799° (-76° 40' 47")
The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Cayuga County<2>.
The county seat for Cayuga County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies just to the northeast of the Oak Ridge Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- St. Michaels RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels RC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Michaels RC Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Canoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canoga Cemetery
- The Canoga Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- The Canoga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hause Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961150 <5>
- Red Jacket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Jacket Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Jacket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Red Jacket Cemetery is located in Seneca County
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Nicholas Russian Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
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- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Quaker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Gifford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Manchester Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Manchester Family Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Eddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold - Comstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arnold - Comstock Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Cowan - Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowan - Farnham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowan - Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cowan - Farnham Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Maycumber Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maycumber Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maycumber Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maycumber Family Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross Roads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Cayuga County
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Cayuga County
- Canoga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoga
- Canoga is located in Seneca County
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
- Kuneytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuneytown
- Kuneytown is located in Seneca County
- Scipioville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipioville
- Scipioville is located in Cayuga County
- Seneca Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Varick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Varick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Varick
- East Varick is located in Seneca County
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Cayuga County
- Melrose Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
- Melrose Park is located in Cayuga County
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- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Throop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throop
- Throop is located in Cayuga County
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willets
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willets. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willets
- Willets is located in Cayuga County
- Black Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Cayuga County
- Ledyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Ledyard is located in Cayuga County
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Cayuga County
- Sennett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tyre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre
- Tyre is located in Seneca County
- Cascade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cascade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Port Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
- Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
- Former name for Port Byron:
- Bucksville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <6>
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 Cayuga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Poplar Ridge
- Port Byron
- Romulus
- Seneca Falls
- Sherwood
- Union Springs
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Cayuga County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Oak Ridge Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #959155 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #959155 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Union Springs
- County: Cayuga Elev: 159
- Location given for GNIS #959155 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 New York's counties, including Cayuga, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oak Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8584, Longitude: -76.6799 In this case, the coordinates for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |