Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Oakridge Cemetery

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 29, 2014

1. Oakridge Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The earliest known burials at Oakridge date to 1832. The trustees of First Church founded the cemetery in 1839. It was ceded to the City of Goshen in 1859.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 41° 35.608′ N, 85° 50.419′ W. Marker is in Goshen, Indiana, in Elkhart County. It is on North 1st Street north of River Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located near the southeast corner of Oakridge Cemetery at the driveway to the cemetery maintenance building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 619 N 1st St, Goshen IN 46528, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Sharis Israel Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. ¼ mile away); Brick Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oakridge Receiving Vault (approx. 0.3 miles away); Odd Fellows Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Oakridge Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Wayne Street Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elkhart County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goshen.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 29, 2014

2. Oakridge Cemetery Marker

View to south along N. 1st Street

Oakridge Cemetery Maintenance Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 29, 2014

3. Oakridge Cemetery Maintenance Building

Oakridge Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 29, 2014

4. Oakridge Cemetery

Oakridge Cemetery near Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, March 29, 2014

5. Oakridge Cemetery near Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 691 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on August 21, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 31, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.