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:
34.1726, -87.9906
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Hamilton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovejoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24093 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Rocky Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
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- Cox Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Nix Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nix Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mangum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope FWB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope FWB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Hamilton.
- The New Hope FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24934 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] 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)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hackleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yampertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Guin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beaverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gu - Win
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Brilliant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Riggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Thornhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Sulligent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- 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)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
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
- Sulligent
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marion 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 #138049 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138049 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamilton
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1726009 Lon: -87.9905889
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- 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. |
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