Oak Ridge, MO

Oak Ridge is a village in the southern part of Apple Creek Township in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 237 residents. Oak Ridge is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Andrew Ramsay and Alexander Giboney settled in the area around Ramsey Creek in 1795. Oak Ridge's high school began classes on November 4, 1874, at a frame building contained four rooms. In Oak Ridge, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Oak Ridge, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The community of Oak Ridge was organized in 1852 by John M. The village lies approximately ten miles northeast of Jackson. Oak Ridge is home to a Methodist church.