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:
34.7637, -88.8331
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 Tippah County<2>.
The county seat for Tippah County is located in Ripley. Ripley 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 23 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.
- Peoples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Westminister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Westminister Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminister Cemetery
- Spout Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Medford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Jeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jeter Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeter Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Creek Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon 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:
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dumas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Falkner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Jumpertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Tiplersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lowrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Whitten Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kossuth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Geeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Rienzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Essary Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
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 Tippah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mountain
- Booneville
- Ripley
- Ripley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ripley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
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 Tippah 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 #676100 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #676100 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: Tippah
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoples
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7637055 Lon: -88.8331146
- 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 Tippah, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |