A visit to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (FG ID #1972133)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 35.5536° (35° 33' 12")
Lon: -92.1030° (-92° 6' 10")
The cemetery is located in Cleburne County<3>.
As an estimate, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Greers Ferry.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heber Springs. Heber Springs lies just to the southeast of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .
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.
- Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove - Kendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cove - Kendall Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Heber Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53562 <1>
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54389 <1>
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sipes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chastain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lancaster-Verser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Copper Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Higden McLehaney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sugarloaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Decker Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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] of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greers Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heber Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Higden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edgemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
- Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <7>
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tumbling Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Prim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yuba
- From the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery to Yuba
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Ida is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <7>
- Drasco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eglantine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Shirley is located in Van Buren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <7>
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Bud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rainbow Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Heber Springs
- Pangburn
- Quitman
- Shirley
Websites to help with your 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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Cleburne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #53590 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #53590 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Brownsville
- County: Cleburne Elev: 179
- Location given for GNIS #53590 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1972133
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5536, Longitude: -92.1030 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |