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:
39.6811, -94.8314
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- New King Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New King Hill Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New King Hill Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Feuquay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Feuquay Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feuquay Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Karns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Karns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Faucett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Faucett Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mora Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30336 <5>
- Elwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Elwood (KS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484817 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Brinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland 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:
- Matney
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Willow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Saxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Faucett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agency
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- De Kalb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wathena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Country Club
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dearborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doniphan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Gower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Amazonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Cosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Lewis and Clark Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sugar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Brenner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
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 Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brenner
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Doniphan
- Easton
- Easton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Easton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Gower lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Troy
- Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Wathena
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 #722855 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722855 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph South
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6811061 Lon: -94.8313528
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Buchanan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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