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:
35.6724, -81.7704
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 Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Morganton. Morganton lies just to the northeast 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Advent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Advent Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Enola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221695 <5>
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- St. Marys Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Obeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Obeth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeth Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Pass Memorial Park
- The Rocky Pass Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rocky Pass Cemetery
- Rocky Pass Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48621 <5>
- Burke Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Golden Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Casar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144697 <5>
- Erwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Bost Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bost Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Cemetery
- Table Rock Adventist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Golden Valley UMC Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley UMC Cemetery
- The Golden Valley UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Golden Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200303 <5>
- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Morganton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979594 <5>
- McDowell Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McDowell Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Memorial Park
- Hoover Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Brackettown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brackettown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackettown Cemetery
- Fork Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fortune Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Valdese.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967288 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Brindletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Parkhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Glen Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Calvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Patten
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Yellow Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Morganton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nebo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linville is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Valdese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 #1960058 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1960058 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Alpine
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6723497 Lon: -81.7703767
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Burke, 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 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> | 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. |
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