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A visit to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...


The location of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   34.1726°   (34° 10' 21")

Lon:   -87.9906°   (-87° 59' 26")

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

The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the south of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Marion County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

    • Weston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marion County
    • Hamilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pikeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County
    • Stinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Marion County
    • Hackleburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
      • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Hodges
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>
    • Yampertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
      • Yampertown is located in Marion County
    • Twin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
      • Twin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Detroit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <4>
    • Vina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Guin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
      • Guin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <4>
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Tremont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
        • Tremont is located in Itawamba County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
      • Beaverton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
        • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <4>
      • Gu - Win
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
        • Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Brilliant
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
        • Brilliant is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <4>
      • Riggins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
        • Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
      • Thornhill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
        • Thornhill is located in Marion County
      • Bear Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Winfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Burntout
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
        • Burntout is located in Franklin County
        • Burntout has also been known as:
        • Burn Out
        • Burnout
        • Burnt Out
      • Sulligent
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
        • Sulligent is located in Lamar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <4>
      • Rock City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
        • Rock City is located in Marion County
      • Red Bay
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Phil Campbell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clay
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
        • Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)

    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 Marion County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Guin
      • Guin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
    • Hamilton
    • Phil Campbell
    • Red Bay
      • Red Bay lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Red Bay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Sulligent
    • Winfield

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Nichols Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Key Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Key Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
    • Hamilton City Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton City Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton City Cemetery
    • Lovejoy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Rocky Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Grove Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Nichols Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Family Cemetery
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Cox Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Family Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Palmer Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Nix Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nix Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nix Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nix Chapel Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Galbreath Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galbreath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galbreath Cemetery
      • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      • Mangum Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mangum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mangum Cemetery
      • Galbreath Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galbreath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galbreath Cemetery
      • New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Hamilton.
        • The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Hope Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24934 <6>

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

    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 #138049  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #138049 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hamilton
      • County: Marion         Elev: 198
      • Location given for GNIS #138049 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)

    The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1726, Longitude: -87.9906       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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