A visit to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pleasant Grove Cemetery (FG ID #72463)
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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Lat: 27.7491° (27° 44' 56")
Lon: -81.7656° (-81° 45' 56")
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ft. Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palm Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Hardee County
- Hart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Hardee County
- Corinth Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fort Meade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oponys Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
- Oponys Town is located in Polk County
- Homeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alturas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Garfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bartow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armour ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Connersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crooked Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
- Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lyle Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wauchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frostproof
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wahneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
- Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Babson Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Wales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartow
- Bartow lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bartow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
- Bowling Green
- Fort Meade
- Frostproof
- Highland City
- Lake Wales
- Mulberry
- Wauchula
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 helpful 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #308452 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #308452 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: Bowling Green
- County: Polk Elev: 32
- Location given for GNIS #308452 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72463
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7491, Longitude: -81.7656 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |