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Welcome to Pleasant Ridge ...

Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)

Pleasant Ridge is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pleasant Ridge: 417

Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Ridge is located in Barry County, we know of another 3 Missouri communities named Pleasant Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bates, Harrison and Texas County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 55 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (5), New Brunswick (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Communities near Pleasant Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Ridge.

  • Monett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Cassville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassville <3>
  • Clever
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <3>
  • Marionville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <3>
  • Pierce City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Purdy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Billings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Ridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.