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A visit to the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...


The location of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   41.5017°   (41° 30' 6")

Lon:   -93.7311°   (-93° 43' 51")

The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Warren County<2>.

The county seat for Warren County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Warren 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Cumming
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <4>
    • Norwalk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
      • Norwalk is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>
    • Lakewood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Commerce
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Polk County
    • West Des Moines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Des Moines
      • West Des Moines is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Des Moines <4>
    • Prole
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Churchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Spring Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Windsor Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor Heights <4>
    • Martensdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <4>
    • Clive
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clive
      • Clive is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clive <4>
    • Des Moines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Booneville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Urbandale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
        • Urbandale is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbandale <4>
      • Bevington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevington
        • Bevington is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bevington <4>
      • Waukee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Van Meter
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carlisle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Country Estate Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
        • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
      • Marquisville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
        • Marquisville is located in Polk County
      • Johnston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston
        • Johnston is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,092 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston <4>
      • Grimes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Patterson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
        • Patterson is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Saint Marys
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Indianola
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
      • Saylorville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saylorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
        • Saylorville is located in Polk County

    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 Warren County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Moffit Reservoir Cemetery
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Linn Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Grove Cemetery
    • Webb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webb Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Resthaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McLaren's Resthaven Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95931 <6>
    • Huston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Huston Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huston Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Ft. Des Moines Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Des Moines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Des Moines Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Des Moines Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • North River Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North River Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North River Cemetery
      • Woodland Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Emmanuel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Cemetery
      • St. Ambrose Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ambrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
      • Glendale Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Glendale Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Des Moines.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94875 <6>
      • Booneville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Booneville Cemetery is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booneville Cemetery
      • United Brethren Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • Elm Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #460282  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #460282 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: Des Moines SW
      • County: Warren         Elev: 295
      • Location given for GNIS #460282 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)

    The official website for Warren County: www.co.warren.ia.us/

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 Warren, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.5017, Longitude: -93.7311       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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