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:
34.6184, -90.7226
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 Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Gilbert Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gilbert Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Hill Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Mt. Perion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lagrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lagrange Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagrange Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Rindy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rindy Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindy Grove Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honor Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Honor Hill Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor Hill Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
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- O'Shield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Shield Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Shield Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mt. Gilean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilean Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilean Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Lexa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Latour
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Barton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Phillips Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Huma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Poplar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Helena - West Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vineyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marianna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Turkey Scratch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Aubrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Felton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Felton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
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 Phillips County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Helena
- Marianna
- West Helena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Phillips 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 #81659 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #81659 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Helena
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6184331 Lon: -90.7226103
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |