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:
40.9333, -92.4857
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 Wapello County<2>.
The county seat for Wapello County is located in Ottumwa. Ottumwa lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ormanville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ormanville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormanville Cemetery
- Pt. Isabel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pt. Isabel Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Isabel Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Kingsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
- Wilkenson Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkenson Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkenson Grave
- Wellman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dexter Baby Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dexter Baby Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Baby Grave
- Ralston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Ottumwa.
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151859 <5>
- Baer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baer Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rudd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Sherman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rime Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rime Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaul Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaul Cemetery
- County Farm #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Carbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Bidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- East Ottumwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ottumwa
- Ottumwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Blakesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Drakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Floris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Agency
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dahlonega is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Keb ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Chequest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Kirkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Steuben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Highland Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Center is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Center
- Selection
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
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 Wapello County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakesburg
- Bloomfield
- Eldon
- Ottumwa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wapello 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 #460283 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460283 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: Wapello
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottumwa South
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9333492 Lon: -92.4857424
- 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 Wapello, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |