About Oakridge Cemetery
Oakridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It lies about 1.0 mi southeast of Goshen. The grounds sit at about 791 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Ebenezer M. Chamberlain, John Harris Baker and Joseph H. Defrees. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 440451. The nearest other listed cemetery is Studebaker Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home in Goshen, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Elkhart County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Elkhart County dates to 1846.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Goshen. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oakridge Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 writer.
- Ebenezer M. Chamberlain1805-1861American politician
- John Harris Baker1832-1915United States federal judge
- Joseph H. Defrees1812-1885American politician
- Francis Elisha Baker1860-1924American judge
- Ruel Milton Johnson1843-1901American Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles W. Miller1863-1923American politician (1863-1923); Indiana Attorney General, 1903-1907
- Lois Lovina Abbott Murray1826-1904Indiana writer 1826-?
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
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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
- Studebaker CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery0.8 mi
- West Goshen CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery1.3 mi
- Morris CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery2.0 mi
- Dierdorff CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Hess CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery2.5 mi
- Stutsman CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Cripe CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery3.0 mi
- Violett CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Elkhart Prairie CemeteryGoshen, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Burkett CemeteryDunlap, INCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Oakridge Cemetery
- Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Goshen · (574) 533-9547
- Rieth Rohrer Ehret Lienhart Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Goshen · (574) 862-2235
- Yoder-Culp Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Goshen · (574) 533-3153
- Miller-Stewart Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Middlebury · (574) 825-2930
- Always in Stone Monument Co.8.4 miMonument dealer · Elkhart · (574) 295-3115
- Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home and Cremation Center8.5 miFuneral home · Elkhart · (574) 293-6411
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