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:
38.2603, -96.1817
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 Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 12 miles [19.3 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.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Emporia.
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94119 <5>
- Maydale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maydale Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Line Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Cemetery
- Kelley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Family Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Chicago Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goessel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Goessel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fowler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lena Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Valley Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- The Cottonwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #673806 <5>
- Haworth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haworth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Olpe
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emporia Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Merrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Berkeley Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neosho Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Lang
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saffordville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Ellinor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Americus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gridley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Bazaar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Ottumwa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Lebo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cottonwood Falls
- Emporia
- Gridley
- Hartford
- Lebo
- Lebo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Matfield Green
- Neosho Rapids
- Reading
- Strong City
- Virgil
- Virgil lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virgil.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 #477417 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477417 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olpe
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2602952 Lon: -96.1816626
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Lyon, 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 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. |