About Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida. It lies about 1.0 mi southeast of Arcadia. The grounds sit at about 49 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Chesterfield Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 294285. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lamp Grounds Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hickson Funeral Home in Arcadia, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 8 cemeteries we list in DeSoto County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Arcadia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Chesterfield Smith1917-2003Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Ridge Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
27.22671, -81.86925
What Oak Ridge Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lamp Grounds CemeteryArcadia, FLCemetery2.5 mi
- Owens CemeteryNocatee, FLCemetery4.5 mi
- Joshua Creek CemeterySoutheast Arcadia, FLCemetery5.1 mi
- Pine Level Campground CemeteryArcadia, FLCemetery8.4 mi
- Coker CemeteryArcadia, FLCemetery8.8 mi
- Hull CemeteryNocatee, FLCemetery9.1 mi
- Ogden CemeteryNocatee, FLCemetery11 mi
- Fort Ogden CemeteryHarbour Heights, FLCemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Hickson Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Arcadia · (863) 494-2920
- Ponger Kays Grady Funeral Homes1.2 miFuneral home · Arcadia · (863) 494-4101
- Paul Schelm Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Port Charlotte
- Ics Cremation And Funerals19 miCremation provider · Port Charlotte · (941) 623-9606
- Southeastern Crematory20 miCremation provider · Punta Gorda · (941) 575-2755
- Kays-Ponger & Uselton Funeral Homes and Cremation Services21 miFuneral home · Port Charlotte · (941) 625-4113
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