Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Ridge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Ridge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pleasant Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge:
- Oktibbeha County (The home county of Pleasant Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed 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
- Adaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sessums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- McCool
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- 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)
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- French Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Pheba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Mhoons Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Beasley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whites
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Una
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Artesia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Montgomery County
- Sibleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Mathiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Sapa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Eupora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fame
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Walthall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mantee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hohenlinden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Montevista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Noxapater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hinze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Handle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sturgis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beg Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McClelland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Self Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Pleasant Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed 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
- Reform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ackerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Loakfoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Betheden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- 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)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pheba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fentress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fentress is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Ridge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Ridge, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Ridge:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Montgomery County
- Noxubee County
- Webster County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |