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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery

Lat:   39.0476°   (39° 2' 51")

Lon:   -81.1748°   (-81° 10' 29")

The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Ritchie County<2>.

The county seat for Ritchie County is located in Harrisville. Harrisville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Hartley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Wolverton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Nutter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nutter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Goodnight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodnight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodnight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Cloverleaf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloverleaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloverleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cloverleaf Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Fluharty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fluharty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fluharty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fluharty Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Ayers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ayers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ayers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ayers Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westfall Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Haught Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haught Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haught Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haught Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
  • Belt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
  • Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sixteen Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Waggoner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waggoner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waggoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Saunders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saunders Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Cunningham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Heck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heck Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Mason Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Pine Twist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Twist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Twist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Twist Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Guthrie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Wirt County
    • Maze Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maze Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Bigbend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigbend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigbend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bigbend Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Hardman Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardman Chapel Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
    • Frederick Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederick Cemetery
      • The Frederick Cemetery is located in Ritchie County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Freed
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
    • Freed is located in Calhoun County
  • Oxbow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
  • Smithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
  • Bigbend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigbend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbend
    • Bigbend is located in Calhoun County
  • Cantwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
  • Cisco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cisco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
  • Burning Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
  • Creston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wirt County
  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rusk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
  • Cokeleys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cokeleys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
    • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
  • Grantsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt House
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnt House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
    • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Freeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
    • Petroleum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petroleum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
      • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
    • Cairo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Elizabeth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Slab
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slab. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
    • Cornwallis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornwallis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
      • Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
    • Newark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
    • Lucile
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
    • Russet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
    • Staten
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Staten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
      • Staten is located in Calhoun County
    • Harrisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <6>
    • Greencastle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County

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 Ritchie 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1545016  (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1545016 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: MacFarlan
    • County: Ritchie         Elev: 338
    • Location given for GNIS #1545016 (Pleasant Ridge Cemetery)

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Ritchie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0476, Longitude: -81.1748       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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