Oakridge Cemetery

Oakridge Cemetery. . , The earliest known burial in what became Oakridge Cemetery dates to 1832, the year after Goshen’s founding. At that time a grist mill operated along Rock Run Creek. The trustees of the First Church established the cemetery in 1839. It passed to the City of Goshen in 1859. The green octagonal building was constructed in 1889 as a receiving vault to house winter deaths until the ground thawed. The brick street is a relic of the National Recovery Act of 1933; it used to be called North Street and turned northwest toward Elkhart as it proceeded out of the cemetery., Oakridge contains numerous historical burials, including figures from local and state politics – more than a dozen form mayors of Goshen among them. Veterans from every major U.S. was are buried here, including a Revolutionary War vet and a Civil War Medal of Honor winner. Unique sections at Oakridge include the Grand Army of the Republic and potter’s field, as well as sections found by and for Sharis Israel, International Order of Odd Fellows, and Eastern Orthodox churches. For more information regarding well-known persons buried here, visit: http://web.mac.com/mlind/Dickerson_Landing/cemetery.html, As you walk or bike through this scenic and scared place, please show respect for those who have passed on – and for their loved ones who cherish their memory. Additional information and regulations are available at the Oakridge office at the southeast corner of the cemetery.