About Oak Ridge Cemetery
Oak Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia. It lies about 1.4 mi south of South Boston. The grounds sit at about 499 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William M. Tuck. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1501635. The nearest other listed cemetery is The Peaceful Tabernacle, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jeffress Funeral Home in South Boston, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 73 cemeteries we list in Halifax County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, South Boston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 US representative.
- William M. Tuck1896-1983American politician
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
36.71930, -78.90556
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
- The Peaceful TabernacleSouth Boston, VACemetery0.9 mi
- Halifax Memorial GardensSouth Boston, VAMemorial park1.1 mi
- Dan River CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery1.2 mi
- Green's Folly CemeteryHalifax, VACemetery1.9 mi
- Berry Hill Church CemeteryHalifax, VAChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Five Forks CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery2.5 mi
- Pounds Family CemeteryMountain Road, VAFamily cemetery2.8 mi
- Halifax Town CemeteryHalifax, VAMunicipal cemetery3.3 mi
- Ebenezer CemeterySouth Boston, VACemetery3.4 mi
- Saint Johns Episcopal Church CemeteryHalifax, VAEpiscopal cemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Jeffress Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-2046
- Powell Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-4911
- Brooks Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · South Boston
- Brooks Lyon Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · South Boston · (434) 572-2995
- Dunn & Sons Funeral Services3.7 miFuneral home · Halifax · (434) 476-6020
- C.H. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Service18 miFuneral home · Buffalo Junction · (434) 374-8349
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