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A visit to the Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2277119).

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 UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery:

31.8924, -90.5526

The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of Hazlehurst.

The cemetery is located in Copiah County<3>.

The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the east southeast of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery .

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Name Variations for Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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  • Pine Bluff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Wade Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Flower Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Deaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
    • Little Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Greenlee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Nelson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Damascus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
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    • Clear Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beauregard
  • Crystal Springs
  • Hazlehurst
  • Terry
    • Terry lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Utica
    • Utica lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Wesson
    • Wesson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wesson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson

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 helpful websites 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 UMC Cemetery:

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 UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2277119

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.