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:
42.1308, -91.8149
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 Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Cedar Rapids. Cedar Rapids lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 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.
- McBroom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Strawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- Dickenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickenson Cemetery
- The Dickenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Palo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95720 <5>
- Squires Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Squires Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires Cemetery
- Ashlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ashlock Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashlock Cemetery
- Green's Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shellsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shellsburg Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsburg Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oliphant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oliphant Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliphant Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- Urbana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Urbana Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kisling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kisling Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kisling Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- The Cox Cemetery has also been known as:
- Primmer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1593452 <5>
- Parkers Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lafayette Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Alburnett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1310971 <5>
- Alice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Shellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Covington is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hiawatha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
- Atkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spencers Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Alburnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grand View Village is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
- Cedar Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Troy Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Paris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
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 Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alburnett
- Cedar Rapids
- Center Point
- Marion
- Marion lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Shellsburg
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Vinton
- Vinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Walker
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 websites either 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 Linn 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 #460286 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460286 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Point
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1308284 Lon: -91.8149012
- 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 Linn, 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 obstructions 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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