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:
40.8098, -88.3756
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 Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Five Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- Forrest Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Twp. Cemetery
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #631073 <5>
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Center Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Center Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The East Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
- The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Brewton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brewton Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton Cemetery
- Swygert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Swygert Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Patty Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Strawn Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- Germanville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Germanville Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wing is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Forrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Saunemin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chatsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cullom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griswold is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avoca was located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Fairbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eylar is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Strawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Piper City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Swygert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swygert is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Kempton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McDowell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Cropsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Pontiac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pontiac is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- La Hogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Odell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Odell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
- Cabery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Cullom
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Odell
- Odell lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Piper City
- Pontiac
- Sibley
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 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 Livingston 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 #415880 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415880 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forrest North
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8097565 Lon: -88.3756087
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |