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:
40.8995, -77.8894
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 Centre County<2>.
The county seat for Centre County is located in Bellefonte. Bellefonte lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Meyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Benner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Benner Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benner Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- The Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1885601 <5>
- Centre County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Centre County Memorial Park is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre County Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centre County Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of State College.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44556 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellefonte City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46531 <5>
- Trcziyulny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trcziyulny Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trcziyulny Cemetery
- Grays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Slab Cabin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Slab Cabin Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Cabin Cemetery
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- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pine Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hall Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in State College.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1074378 <5>
- Askey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Port Matilda.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166829 <5>
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schencks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Schencks Cemetery is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schencks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Julian
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Waddle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waddle is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Park Forest Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Park Forest Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest Village
- Krumrine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Krumrine is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumrine
- Houserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Axemann
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Axemann is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axemann
- Bellefonte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- State College
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Panorama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Stormstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stormstown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormstown
- Bloomsdorf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloomsdorf is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsdorf
- Snow Shoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Curtin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curtin is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtin
- Port Matilda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Moshannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moshannon is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshannon
- Pancake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pancake is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
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. The following communities are located in Centre County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Centre 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 #1182795 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1182795 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: Centre
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bear Knob
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8995041 Lon: -77.8894478
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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