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:
40.9606, -91.5552
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant lies just to the northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Home Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Home Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Bethel Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Oakland Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Old Richwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery (Old)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Richwoods South Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281498 <5>
- Pickard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Abraham Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Abraham Farm Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Traxler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Traxler Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traxler Cemetery
- New Richwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (New) is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery (New)
- The Richwoods Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
- Richwoods North Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985161 <5>
- Cholera Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cholera Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carnahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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:
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swedesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Lockridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Olds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- White Lane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Lane is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lane
- Houghton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Houghton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Russellville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville has also been known as:
- Doantown
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hamill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hamill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hamill
- Former names for Mount Hamill:
- Courtwright
- Hamill
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Coppock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Lockridge
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Stockport
- Wayland
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 #1981482 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981482 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9605849 Lon: -91.5551603
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Henry, 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- 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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