About Oak Ridge Memorial Park
Oak Ridge Memorial Park is a memorial park near Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee. It lies about 3.8 mi west of Oak Ridge. The grounds sit at about 860 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Martha J. Ross, Ernest Omar Wollan and William A. Arnold. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1296160. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cobb Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Companion Funeral & Cremation Service in Oak Ridge, about 2.5 mi away. It is one of 216 cemeteries we list in Anderson County, and 151 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oak Ridge. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Ridge Memorial Park
- Martha J. Ross1923-2013American historian
- Ernest Omar Wollan1902-1984Physicist
- William A. Arnold1904-2001American plant physiologist and biophysicist
- Harvel Amos Wright1933-2020Ph.D. University of Tennessee - Knoxville 1967
- James Weir, Jr.1932-2007American metallurgical engineer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Ridge Memorial Park 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
35.99177, -84.20498
What Oak Ridge Memorial Park 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
- Cobb CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Scarboro CemetaryOak Ridge, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Kirby CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery1.6 mi
- New Hope CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery2.1 mi
- Hutcheson CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery2.5 mi
- Gamble CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery2.6 mi
- Arms CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery2.7 mi
- Gamble CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery3.3 mi
- Pleasant Chapel CemeteryFarragut, TNChurch cemetery3.4 mi
- Black CemeteryOak Ridge, TNCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Ridge Memorial Park
- Companion Funeral & Cremation Service2.5 miCremation provider · Oak Ridge · (865) 229-4170
- Mott-McKamey Funeral Home and Cremations3.1 miFuneral home · Oak Ridge · (865) 483-4341
- Weatherford Mortuary4.6 miMortuary · Oak Ridge · (865) 482-2464
- Woodhaven Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens6.0 miFuneral home · Powell · (865) 606-8135
- Jackson Funeral Services7.3 miFuneral home · Oliver Springs · (865) 435-3800
- Holley Gamble Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Clinton · (865) 457-2323
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Frequently asked questions
Is Oak Ridge Memorial Park a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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