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:
43.2630, -90.4123
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 Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Richland Center. Richland Center lies just to the north northeast 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Mayfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Ash Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ash Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Basswood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine River Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River Cemetery
- Dayton Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #963056 <5>
- Sextonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sextonville Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Willow Valley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Boaz Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
- St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Avoca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Avoca Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Balmoral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Muscoda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Muscoda is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Richland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Sextonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sextonville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
- Aubrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Blue River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lone Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Rock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bear Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gillingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Sabin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Hub City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hub City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Boscobel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Bloom City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Boscobel
- Highland
- Muscoda
- Plain
- Richland Center
- Spring Green
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 helpful 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 #1570682 (Oak Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1570682 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richland Center
- Location given for Oak Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2630408 Lon: -90.4123475
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Richland, 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 obstructions 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. |