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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:

32.8257, -96.5950

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 Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lyons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
  • Myers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Myers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
  • West Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Motley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Long Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
  • New Hope Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Garland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
  • Frost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
  • Elmwood Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
  • Pleasant Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McShan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
    • Rowlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
    • Big A Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
    • Grove Hill Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • W.W. Glover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The W.W. Glover Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.W. Glover Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the W.W. Glover Cemetery is located in Dallas.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1509714 <5>
    • Kaiser Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • McCree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The McCree Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCree Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Samuell - Crawford Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lumley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumley Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • New Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Sunnyvale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Mesquite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rowlett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Garland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Balch Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Heath
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
  • Lawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lawson is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Forney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rawlins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Kleberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rockwall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sachse
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Richardson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • University Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dallas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
    • Sargent
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sargent is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Mobile City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Seagoville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Murphy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Hutchins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Talty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Plano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>
    • Fate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <6>

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 Dallas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dallas
    • Dallas lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dallas.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Forney
    • Forney lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forney.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
  • Garland
    • Garland lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Kleberg
  • Lisbon - Historic
    • Lisbon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lisbon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Plano
    • Plano lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Richardson
  • Rockwall
  • Rowlett
  • Seagoville

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 helpful 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 #1344238  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344238 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mesquite
      • Location given for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8256823     Lon: -96.5949924
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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' 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 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.