Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pleasant Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Ridge is located in Calhoun County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge:
- Calhoun County (The home county of Pleasant Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Choccolocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- De Armanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Booker T City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Anniston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Saks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Spring Garden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Ball Flat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Exie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Rock Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Moshat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Noah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Elder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Barfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Erin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Lineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Heflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Abel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Grantley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Hollis Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Ai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Oak Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Micaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Borden Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hightower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Cobb City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Glencoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hokes Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Pilgrims Rest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Burns Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Ballplay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- East Gadsden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Rainbow City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Morrison Crossroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Christiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Milner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Ofelia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wedowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Ragland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Kentuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Silver Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Grant Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Munford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Ironaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Talladega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Windsong Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Colony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Jake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Tallapoosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Budapest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Felton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Esom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Choccolocco
- Iron City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prisoner of War Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Edgemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Pleasant Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Choccolocco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- De Armanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Jenkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Heflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Anniston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Belltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Merrellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Nances Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Ridge, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Ridge:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Calhoun County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Etowah County
- Randolph County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Carroll County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |