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:
32.3693, -89.0106
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the northwest 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 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Old Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Meridian.
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59530 <5>
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Suqualena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Garlandsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Lost Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Nellieburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penantly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lucern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- House
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Verba ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Newton 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
- Enterprise
- Hickory
- Meridian
- Newton
- Newton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Newton 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 #1805875 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805875 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickory
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3693097 Lon: -89.0106108
- 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 Newton, 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 drawn 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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