Welcome to Pleasant Ridge ...

Pleasant Ridge is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Pleasant Ridge: PLEZ-ent<3>

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)

Pleasant Ridge is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Pleasant Ridge: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Fulton County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 55 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Florida, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (5), Missouri (4), New Brunswick (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Communities near Pleasant Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Ridge.

• Saint Louis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <5>
• Florissant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Belleville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
• University City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• O'Fallon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <5>
• Granite City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <5>
• Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• East Saint Louis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <5>
• Edwardsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
• Collinsville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov