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:
33.4773, -95.9716
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 Fannin County<2>.
The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Oak Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willow Grove Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lyday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lyday Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyday Cemetery
- Biggerstaff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Biggerstaff Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggerstaff Cemetery
- Biggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Cemetery
- Gober Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gober Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gober Cemetery
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehobeth Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Wolfe City.
- The Rehobeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehobeth / Terry Cemetery
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bledsoe Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe Cemetery
- Broyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Silver City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Ladonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Windom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Gober
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pecan Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Honey Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfe City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jot-Em-Down
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Dodd City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairlie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Yowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Ben Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Allens Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Aberfoyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Petty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Bonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- Roxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edhube
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edhube is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
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 Fannin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ben Franklin
- Bonham
- Honey Grove
- Ladonia
- Roxton
- Windom
- Wolfe City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Fannin 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 #1802823 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802823 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: Fannin
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ladonia
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4773288 Lon: -95.9716352
- 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 Texas' counties, including Fannin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |