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A visit to the Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.4182, -87.4953

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Baas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Baas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baas Cemetery
  • McConnico Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The McConnico Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico Cemetery
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Sowell Old Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Linder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Linder Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
  • Uriah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Uriah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Claiborne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Claiborne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne Cemetery
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Mexia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mexia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia Cemetery
    • Excel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Excel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel Cemetery
    • Wiggins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
    • Sampey Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weatherford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Weatherford Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford Cemetery
    • Semirah Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • New Home Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Carry Mt. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Carry Mt. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry Mt. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Megargel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
  • Frisco City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perdue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
  • Goodway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
  • Uriah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Excel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Mexia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
  • Claiborne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
  • Barlow Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Ollie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ollie is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
  • Gainestown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Monroeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Huxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
    • Repton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Little River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Range
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Suggsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Peterman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Peterman is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
    • Scratch Ankle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill 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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1805527  (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805527 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Frisco City
      • Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4182213     Lon: -87.4952666
      • 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 Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill 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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