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:
32.5176, -88.8812
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Trussel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Trussel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussel Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Collinsville Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Forest Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244776 <5>
- Suqualena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chisholm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Springs Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fellowship Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59282 <5>
- Hester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lad Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lad Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lad Cemetery
- Stenis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stenis Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenis Cemetery
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Collinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suqualena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Hookston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Chunky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Neshoba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Lockhart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Ocobla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Hickory
- Marion
- Marion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Meridian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lauderdale 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 #706398 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706398 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Post
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5176399 Lon: -88.8811622
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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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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