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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:

33.4646, -87.8233

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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast 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 28 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.

  • Moores Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Moores Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Bridge Cemetery
  • Mayfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Cemetery is located 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of Tuscaloosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24272 <5>
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Winn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Winn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
  • Big Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • New Doublebranches Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Marvin Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Hill Cemetery
  • Doublebranches Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannah UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah UMC Cemetery
    • The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hannah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
    • McGee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The McGee Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
    • Phillips Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Shepherd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
    • Old Shepherd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Old Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shepherd Cemetery
    • Ashcraft Corner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ashcraft Corner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashcraft Corner Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashcraft Corner
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashcraft Corner
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Crossroads Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
    • Wommack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wommack Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wommack Cemetery
    • El Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
    • Gravlee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Gravlee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravlee Cemetery
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Lubbub
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
  • Echola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
  • Gordo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <6>
  • Bell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • New Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Reform
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Samantha
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Elrod
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
  • Buhl
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
  • Belk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Coal Fire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
    • Fayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Rossland City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
    • Stansel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stansel is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
    • Bankston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankston is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
    • Millport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <6>
    • Lake Front Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
    • Berry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Berry is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <6>
    • McShan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • McShan is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
    • Fernbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fernbank is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank

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 Tuscaloosa County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berry
    • Berry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Carrollton
  • Gordo
    • Gordo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Kennedy
  • Millport
  • Reform
    • Reform lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform

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 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 Tuscaloosa 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 #158752  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158752 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: Tuscaloosa
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brownville
      • Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4645592     Lon: -87.8233491
      • 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 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.