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:
33.0640, -89.7954
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 Attala County<2>.
The county seat for Attala County is located in Kosciusko. Kosciusko lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Holeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- The Mizpah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Durant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59069 <5>
- Sallis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sallis Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Stump Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stump Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spring Ridge Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ellington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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:
- Sallis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Possumneck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Kosciusko
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Auris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Vaiden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Attala County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Durant
- Goodman
- Kosciusko
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
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 either 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Attala 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 #690932 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690932 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: Attala
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durant
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0640181 Lon: -89.7953603
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Attala, 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. |