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:
38.8842, -94.7329
The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Johnson County<1>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies just to the west 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lenexa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lenexa Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa Cemetery
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strang Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Strang Mausoleum is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Mausoleum
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Aubry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Aubry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubry Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Linwood Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Overland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olathe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lenexa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
- New Santa Fe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Clare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Leawood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,871 people
- Spring Hill has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Station
- Springfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Hill <5>
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zarah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merriam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Quivira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Mission Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Countryside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Gardner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucyrus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holmes Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roeland Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Belton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Grandview
- Lenexa
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Shawnee
- Spring Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #479226 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #479226 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lenexa
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.884174 Lon: -94.7327371
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |