Oak Ridge, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 202 (Change since 1990: None)
• Founded: ca. 1852
• Name origin: Oak trees
• Previously known as: Lizard Lick

Geography

• Located at intersection of Route D and E
• Latitude: 37°29'59" N   (+37.4998)
• Longitude: 89°43'47" W   (-89.7297)
• Elevation: 600 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 33 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 32-33
• Civil township: Apple Creek
• Land area: 0.37 square miles (235.3 acres)

As the crow flies, Oak Ridge is...

• 3.4 miles NW of Brookside
• 3.8 miles SE of Daisy
• 5.0 miles W of Pocahontas
• 5.3 miles E of Kurreville
• 5.5 miles SE of Arnsberg
• 5.5 miles SW of Shawneetown
• 6.0 miles NE of Millersville
• 6.1 miles NW of Fruitland
• 6.5 miles S of Old Appleton
• 6.9 miles SE of Friedheim
• 16.6 miles NW of Cape Girardeau
• 81.9 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Oak Ridge is named for the oak trees growing on the high ridge where the town is located.

Previous names

Early settlers called the place Lizard Lick because of the natural salt deposit that coated the ridge.

Timeline

ca. 1852

Oak Ridge founded

Feb. 1, 1869

Oak Ridge incorporated as a village

Nov. 5, 1874

Classes first held at Oak Ridge High School, the first secondary school in Southeast Missouri

Demographics