Welcome to Pleasant Ridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pleasant Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Ridge, please Contact Us.

Pleasant Ridge would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.

The location of Pleasant Ridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Ridge is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Ridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Pleasant Ridge once stood is in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County, we know of another 4 Mississippi communities named Pleasant Ridge. Those communities are located in the following counties: Itawamba, Jones, Oktibbeha and Union County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 55 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (4), New Brunswick (3), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Communities near Pleasant Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Ridge.

• Kosciusko
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Durant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
• Lexington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Goodman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
• Pickens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Pickens is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
• Vaiden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <5>
• Ethel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• West
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <5>
• Sallis
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <5>
• Possumneck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Ridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/