About Oakridge Cemetery
Oakridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois. It lies about 0.8 mi west of Effingham. The grounds sit at about 564 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: George E. Shipley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1810488. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Anthony Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnson Funeral Home in Effingham, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Effingham County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Effingham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- George E. Shipley1927-2003American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakridge 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
39.12418, -88.52903
What Oakridge 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
- Saint Anthony CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery0.9 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryEffingham, ILLutheran cemetery1.9 mi
- Rinehart CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Francis CemeteryTeutopolis, ILCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Toothaker CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Ewington CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Loy Chapel CemeteryEffingham, ILChurch cemetery4.5 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran CemeteryEffingham, ILLutheran cemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Oakridge Cemetery
- Johnson Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Effingham · (217) 342-2215
- Hall funeral chapel1.1 miFuneral chapel · Effingham · (217) 342-6090
- Effingham Monument Co1.7 miMonument dealer · Effingham · (217) 857-6085
- Bauer Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Effingham · (217) 342-2177
- Bauer Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Teutopolis · (217) 342-2177
- Pagel Funeral Homes7.2 miFuneral home · Watson · (217) 536-5444
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