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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
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 hospitals and doctors 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 Iowa County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iowa County: Dane, Grant, Green, Lafayette, Richland & Sauk.
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:
- Iowa 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.
- Hyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Barneveld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Arena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Edmund
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Cassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Hollandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Avoca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Blue Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Elvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Mazomanie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Black Earth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Mount Horeb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Cross Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Marxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Ashton is located in Dane County
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Ashton Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Corners
- Ashton Corners is located in Dane County
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Montfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Muscoda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Livingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Preston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Annaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Blue River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Fennimore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Stitzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- Platteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Green County
- New Glarus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- New Glarus
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Blanchardville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Calamine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Argyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Wiota
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Woodford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Elk Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Lone Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Aubrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Balmoral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Richland Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge listed first.
- Spring Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Plain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Witwen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Denzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Sauk City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Prairie du Sac village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Loganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Lime Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- North Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Moon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for 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 143 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. 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 helpful 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 Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Iowa County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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 Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
- Rockwell Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Mills Cemetery
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruggles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruggles Cemetery
- Rock Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Church Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyoming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Eastside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastside Cemetery
- Jennieton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennieton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennieton Cemetery
- Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennieton Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennieton Baptist Cemetery
- Old Helena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Helena Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- East Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
- Garrison Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
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.
- Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Spring Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Barneveld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Edmund
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Jonesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Arena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Blue Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Elvers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mineral Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Hollandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Cassell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Ridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Ridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0546, Longitude: -90.0730 |
| <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. |