Welcome to Oak Ridge ...
The town of Oak Ridge is located Oak Ridge is located in Grayson County<1>. When the people of Oak Ridge refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Oak Ridger<2> A typical abbreviation for Oak Ridge: Oak Rdg. (or less commonly used: Oak Rdge. or Oak Ridg.) Time Zone: Oak Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Oak Ridge is located in Grayson County, we know of another 7 Texas communities named Oak Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bowie, Cooke, Fannin, Kaufman, Llano, Nacogdoches and Parker County. Beyond Texas, there are 72 communities that are also named Oak Ridge - they are located in Alabama (4), Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (4), Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri (6), New Jersey (2), New York, North Carolina (4), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (3), Tennessee, Virginia (6) and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Ridge. Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Grayson County: www.co.grayson.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Oak Ridge ...
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<1> 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. <2> A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Oak Ridge refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a town's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Oak Ridge may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.