A visit to the Oakridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oakridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oakridge Cemetery (FG ID #969415)
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 Oakridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oakridge Cemetery
Lat: 33.7552° (33° 45' 18")
Lon: -96.4332° (-96° 25' 59")
The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oakridge Cemetery .
Establishment of the Oakridge Cemetery ...
The Oakridge Cemetery was established in 1812.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Oakridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lankford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lankford Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lankford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Lankford Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lankford Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Denison.
- The Lankford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Langford Cemetery
- Papaw Hill Cemetery
- Paw Paw Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4747 <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Lankford Cemetery
- From the Oakridge Cemetery to the Lankford Cemetery
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Odell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dugan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Isom Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rosewood Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allred Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell - Youree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kemp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kemp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Bryan County (OK)
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 Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oakridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hendrix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrix have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Hendrix is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendrix <7>
- Kemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Denison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Achille
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red River City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Twin City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colbert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Bells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yarnaby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knollwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Savoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Platter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
- Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <7>
- Sherman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whiterock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sowells Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuba
- From the Oakridge Cemetery to Yuba
- Pottsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tribune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tribune. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
- Tribune is located in Grayson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tribune
- From the Oakridge Cemetery to Tribune
- Luella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Oakridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oakridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Achille
- Calera
- Colbert
- Denison
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Savoy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Oakridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
- Sherman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Oakridge 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 Oakridge Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #969415
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grayson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oakridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7552, Longitude: -96.4332 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |