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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 Union County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
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:
- Union 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.
- New Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Pharisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Oakwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Bellepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Riverlea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Lake Darby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Highway ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Mount Victory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Plain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chuckery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gillivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Choctaw Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- La Rue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Logan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Shawtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Buxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blues Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amerine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bouic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mill Creek Baptist Cemetery
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42131 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
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.
- New Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Ostrander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Plain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Bellepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Magnetic Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 73 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]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |