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:
32.7432, -81.7126
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 Screven County<2>.
The county seat for Screven County is located in Sylvania. Sylvania lies just 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peggy Zeigler Cemetery Two
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doughtry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Doughtry Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughtry Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery Three
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Pfeiffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goloid Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goloid Church Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goloid Church Cemetery
- The Goloid Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goloid Baptist Church Cemetery
- Goloid First UMC Cemetery
- Wesley UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley UMC Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley UMC Cemetery
- Braggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Horse Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
- Douglas Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Springhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Springhead Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhead Cemetery
- Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Double Heads Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doubleheads Baptist Church Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Farmdale Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Sylvania.
- McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Zeigler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Cooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cooperville is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Captolo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Hiltonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Millen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aaron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Statesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
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 Screven County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millen
- Statesboro
- Sylvania
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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Screven 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 #318821 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318821 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: Screven
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylvania South
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.743222 Lon: -81.7126108
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Screven, 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 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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