Welcome to Pleasant Ridge ...

Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)

Pleasant Ridge is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County, we know of another 5 Alabama communities named Pleasant Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun, Cullman, Greene, Marion and Pike County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 55 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge - they are located in Arkansas (4), Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (5), Missouri (4), New Brunswick (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Communities near Pleasant Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Ridge.

• Muscle Shoals
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
• Sheffield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <4>
• Tuscumbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <4>
• Haleyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <4>
• Hackleburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
  • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
• Phil Campbell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <4>
• Bear Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bear Creek is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <4>
• Town Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
• Littleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Leighton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
  • Leighton is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/