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:
32.7923, -85.7907
The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Cemetery
- Red Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shepard Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepard Graveyard is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Graveyard
- Farrow Dennis Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jacksons Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Agricola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dadeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Jacksons' Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Irma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Our Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alexander City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Dudleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Fishpond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 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 Tallapoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the South (S) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tallapoosa 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 #137504 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137504 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dadeville
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7923501 Lon: -85.7907918
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |