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:
33.1401, -89.9420
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 Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the west southwest 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 5 miles [8 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.
- Brister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brister Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister Cemetery
- Eubanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Barksdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barksdale Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Stokes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Megee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Megee Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megee Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Saffold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Saffold Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffold Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <5>
- Rhynes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhynes Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhynes Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Possumneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Ituma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Jones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hesterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Vaiden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tolarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Wyatt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Coila
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Coxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Zemuly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Keirn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Fordyke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Mileston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
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 Holmes 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
- Lexington
- Pickens
- Vaiden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Holmes 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 #706678 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706678 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowling Green
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1401277 Lon: -89.9420287
- 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 Holmes, 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 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. |