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:
33.6059, -88.1170
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 Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eatman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eatman Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatman Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Payne Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Chapel Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Asbury Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Fernbank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ashcraft Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Coal Fire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- McShan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kolola Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Lubbub
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kirkland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulligent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rossland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Reform lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Sulligent
- Vernon
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 helpful 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 Lamar 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 #158467 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158467 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millport
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6059469 Lon: -88.1169732
- 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 Lamar, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |