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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:

38.2475, -98.8762

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 Stafford County<2>.

The county seat for Stafford County is located in Saint John. Saint John lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 18 miles [29 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.

  • Dundee Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Dundee Valley Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Valley Cemetery
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eden Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bergtal Cemetery
    • Bergthal Cemetery
  • Pawnee Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rockville Cemetery is located in Rice County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
  • Fertig Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fertig Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertig Cemetery
  • Pt. View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Pt. View Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. View Cemetery
  • Everett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Everett Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
  • Great Bend Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hudson.
    • The Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peace UCC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154832 <5>
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    • Golden Belt Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Albert Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Albert Cemetery is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
    • Larned Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Larned Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larned Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larned Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Larned.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92858 <5>
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Walnut Valley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Walnut Valley Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Valley Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pratt Cemetery
      • Zook Cemetery
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Park Cemetery is located in Stafford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Saint John.
      • The Fairview Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1330177 <5>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Dundee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dundee is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Radium
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Radium is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Pawnee Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Seward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Ray ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ray is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Anchorway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anchorway is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
  • Great Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Larned
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Heizer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
  • Dartmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Hudson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Stafford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Albert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kanbrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
    • Ellinwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Olmitz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Saint John
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Hoisington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Boyd is located in Barton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Ash Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
    • Hoisington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Macksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

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 Stafford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Stafford 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 #475868  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475868 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: Stafford
      • Est. Elev: 588 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Radium
      • Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2475131     Lon: -98.8762025
      • 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 Stafford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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