Oak Ridge, Pemiscot County, Missouri

Oak Ridge (formerly called Douglas) is an unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Oak Ridge was laid out in 1895.^[2] Oak Ridge was descriptively on account of the topography of the area.^[2] The name of the post office was afterward changed to Douglas in order to avoid repetition with the similarly named town of Oak Ridge, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.^[2] A post office called Douglas was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1922.^[3] The name Douglas has since faded from use.^[4]