About Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery in Tifton, Tift County, Georgia. The grounds sit at about 348 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. and Bessie Tift. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 319848. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenwood Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest mortuary we know of is Community Mortuary, LLC. - Tifton in Tifton, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Tift County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 17 of the 48 listings in Tift County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Vietnam War veteran.
- Harold Bascom Durham, Jr.1942-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Bessie Tift1860-1936American philanthropist
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
31.44823, -83.52600
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
- Greenwood CemeteryUnionville, GACemetery1.1 mi
- Saint Anne's Episcopal Church Memory GardenTifton, GAEpiscopal cemetery2.3 mi
- McInnis CemeteryUnionville, GACemetery2.9 mi
- New River CemeteryTifton, GACemetery3.4 mi
- Zion Hope Baptist Church CemeteryTifton, GABaptist cemetery3.4 mi
- Pineview Holiness Baptist Church CemeteryUnionville, GABaptist cemetery3.6 mi
- Mount Calvary United Methodist CemeteryTifton, GAMethodist cemetery3.8 mi
- Oak Grove Baptist Church CemeteryUnionville, GABaptist cemetery3.9 mi
- Warren Burial SiteTifton, GACemetery4.0 mi
- Cottonhill CemeteryTifton, GACemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Community Mortuary, LLC. - Tifton0.7 miMortuary · Tifton · (229) 396-5622
- Williams Monument LLC0.7 miMonument dealer · Tifton · (229) 556-9638
- Taylor & Son Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Tifton · (229) 386-5638
- Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Tifton · (229) 382-1825
- Bowen-Donaldson Funeral Home - W Bruce Donaldson III1.2 miFuneral home · Tifton · (229) 382-4255
- Reflection Cremation & Funeral Service1.5 miFuneral home · Tifton · (229) 445-3616
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Oak Ridge Cemetery located?
Oak Ridge Cemetery is at 7755 Magnolia Drive, Tifton, GA 31794 in Tift County. GPS coordinates: 31.44823, -83.52600.
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