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 #207994).
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:
39.8610, -87.9532
The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Establishment of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery ...
The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery was established in 1870.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Young America Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Albin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Umbenhower Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bliss Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Palermo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Allerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broadlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Archie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Metcalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Villa Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Borton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hindsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Broadlands
- Brocton
- Chrisman
- Fairmount
- Hindsboro
- Homer
- Hume
- Hume lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Oakland
- Philo
- Philo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Sidell
- Sidell lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Sidney
- Sidney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Villa Grove
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #207994
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1807772 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1807772 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newman
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8608679 Lon: -87.952811
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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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Douglas, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |