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:
33.3432, -87.3811
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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Piney Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Wood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Scales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scales Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Cemetery
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Christian Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Center Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruhama Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ruhama Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhama Cemetery
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- Bankston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Garners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Garners Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garners Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garners Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Peterson.
- The Garners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22966 <5>
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hurricane Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Prudes Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Prudes Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudes Creek Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Kellerman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Brookwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Bull City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Wood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Lake Front Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Alberta City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abernant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- University
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Northport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscaloosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Ingleside Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Vance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Sahama Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Ezra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- North Bibb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Blocton Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Green Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toadvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
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. 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.
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 professional and volunteer 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 #158753 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158753 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: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Nicol
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3431705 Lon: -87.3811128
- 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 '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |