A visit to the Mount Pleasant 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
34.4123, -86.0394
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Dalrymple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dalrymple Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalrymple Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rooks Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rooks Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turnover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Turnover Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnover Cemetery
- Haigwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Martling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Martling Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grove Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Whiton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Geraldine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Hix ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Floy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Luttrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Gibson Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fyffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Guest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hustleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Columbus City Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Cotnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Section
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Columbus City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Crossville
- Fyffe
- Fyffe lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fyffe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Geraldine
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 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730310 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730310 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grove Oak
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4123116 Lon: -86.0394207
- 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 Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Pleasant 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. |
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