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:
41.6803, -91.9488
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 Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Dane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dane Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Cemetery
- German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96500 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Maas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kumer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kumer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumer Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Iowa County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Niles - Sprague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ricord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricord Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricord Cemetery
- Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Williamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Conroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- South Amana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Middle Amana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Amana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Amana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cosgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Millersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- North English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Ladora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Watkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Kinross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Nira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Wellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ambrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- South English
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Blairstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cou Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Swisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
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 Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Amana lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
- Blairstown
- Ladora
- Ladora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
- Marengo
- North English
- Norway
- Oxford
- Oxford lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Parnell
- South English
- Wellman
- Williamsburg
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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 #460285 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460285 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conroy
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6802864 Lon: -91.9487885
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Iowa, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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