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:
33.3879, -89.0034
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 Oktibbeha County<2>.
The county seat for Oktibbeha County is located in Starkville. Starkville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Lost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lost Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cemetery
- Beg Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beg Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beg Creek Cemetery
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wake Forest Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest Cemetery
- Old Sturgis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Sturgis Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturgis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Sturgis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sturgis Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis Cemetery
- McClelland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McClelland Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClelland Cemetery
- Self Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Self Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Creek Cemetery
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Chapel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chestnut Log Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Chestnut Log Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Maben.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214672 <5>
- McMinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McMinn Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMinn Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Airy Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Craig Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Craig Springs Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs Cemetery
- Colcolough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Colcolough Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcolough Cemetery
- Josey Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Josey Creek Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josey Creek Cemetery
- Adaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Adaton Cemetery is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Bradley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Double Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Adaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Reform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ackerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Mathiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pheba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Clayton Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Sessums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Oktibbeha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- Louisville
- Maben
- Maben lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Starkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Oktibbeha 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 #705767 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705767 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: Oktibbeha
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Double Springs
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3879013 Lon: -89.0033941
- 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 Oktibbeha, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |