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:
34.8312, -83.0510
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 Oconee County<2>.
The county seat for Oconee County is located in Walhalla. Walhalla lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Monte Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Monte Vista Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Cemetery
- Rocky Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Knoll Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Knoll Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Wolf Stake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Stake Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Stake Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cheochee Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Tamassee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189176 <5>
- Wolf Pit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Pit Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pit Cemetery
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Belmont Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitmere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitmere Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmere Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old New Hope Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old New Hope Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tamassee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walhalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Newry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Longcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Six Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nine Times
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Battle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Battle Creek is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Oakway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Clemson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crow Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Isaqueena Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Highlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(17 miles [27.4 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 Oconee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central
- Clemson
- Highlands
- Seneca
- Seneca lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Walhalla
- Westminster
Websites to help with your 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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Oconee 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 #1244816 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1244816 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: Oconee
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walhalla
- Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8312045 Lon: -83.0509845
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |