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:
34.5682, -88.8381
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Stubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stubb Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubb Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McWhorter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Wells Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wells Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Boxs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boxs Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Graham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Dumas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Clarysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Corrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Ellistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Boggan Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Jug Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Blackland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Baldwyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Jumpertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lowrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle
(15 miles [24.1 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 Union 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
- New Albany
- Ripley
- Ripley 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 Ripley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
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 Union 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 #706118 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706118 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5681547 Lon: -88.8381147
- 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 Union, 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 obstructions 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. |