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A visit to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:

32.6582, -86.1641

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.

The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies just to the south southwest of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bachelor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor Cemetery
    • The Bachelor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Batchler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21428 <5>
  • Wetumpka Church of God Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mann Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
  • Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
    • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Canaan Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283861 <5>
  • Thelma Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sheppard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
  • Holman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holman Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bullard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sewell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sewell Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
    • Speigner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Speigner Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speigner Cemetery
    • Thrasher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
    • Pine View Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetumpka City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eclectic.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <5>
    • Thrash Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
      • The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kent - Holley Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Equality Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Equality Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality Cemetery
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Seman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Seman is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
  • Claud
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Claud is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
  • Eclectic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wetumpka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Equality
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Equality is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
  • Adkin Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
    • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
    • Atkins Hill
  • Jordan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jordan is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Titus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holtville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holtville is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
    • Holtville has also been known as:
    • Slapout
  • Elmore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Pentonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
    • Kent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Nixburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
    • Irma ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Irma is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
    • Cottage Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Lightwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • Deatsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Coosada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Robinson Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
    • Ware
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ware is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
    • Rockford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Millbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prattville Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
    • Our Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
    • Fishpond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fishpond is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
    • Hissop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eclectic
  • Elmore
    • Elmore lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Millbrook
  • Rockford
  • Wetumpka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Elmore County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #125033  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125033 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Elmore
      • Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dexter
      • Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.6581861     Lon: -86.1641345
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.