Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pleasant Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge:
- Texas County (The home county of Pleasant Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Huggins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Bendavis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bucyrus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roby is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simmons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Hazelton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelton is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Solo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Dunn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Coulstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Lenox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Vanzant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Olathia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Competition
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Winnipeg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Falcon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Evergreen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Pease
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Abo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abo is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Duke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duke is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Edgar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Bloodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bloodland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodland
- Laquey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laquey is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laquey
- Webster County
- Rader
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Astoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Green Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Mountain Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grovespring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Odin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emery Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lynch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Jarrett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Foard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Ridge had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Huggins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Dykes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dykes is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Plum Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Roubidoux
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roubidoux is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubidoux
- Turley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Astoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Bado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bado is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
- Ellis Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Prairie
- Success
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rail
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Lundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lundy is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Gravel Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gravel Point is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point
- Plato
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Ridge, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Ridge:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Texas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Pulaski County
- Webster County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |