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 ...
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jasper County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antle Cemetery
- The Antle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antle Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Lynnville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236056 <3>
- Center Friends Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- German Society Methodist Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazelwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Grinnell.
- The Hazelwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grinnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95027 <3>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Korns Cemetery
- The Korns Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Korns Cemetery
- Mormon Grave
- The Mormon Grave is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grave
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery
- Our Silent City Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Rushville Cemetery
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Saums Cemetery
- The Saums Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saums Cemetery
- West Westfield Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Baxter
- Dillon
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
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- Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Ferguson
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Galesburg
- Galesburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
- Gilman
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Grinnell
- Haverhill
- Kellogg
- Killduff
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- Lambs Grove
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Laurel
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Le Grand
- Luray
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montour
- Newburg
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newton
- Oakland Acres
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Searsboro
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- State Center Junction
- Sully
- Tama
- Toledo
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 Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Gilman
- Grinnell
- Kellogg
- Le Grand
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montour
- Newton
- Searsboro
- Sully
- Tama
- Toledo
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 #1999699 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999699 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |