A visit to the Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
40.9692, -91.2854
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Butcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
- Millersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Millersburg Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg Cemetery
- Welsh Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Welsh Chapel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Chapel Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Covenanter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenanter Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Siefken Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Stone Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stone Cemetery
- Ferrel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ferrel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Schilb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Schilb Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilb Cemetery
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thie Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thie Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thie Farm Cemetery
- Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mediapolis.
- The Sharon Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sperry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Mediapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Morning Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Estimated population in 2017: 107 people
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Elrick Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wapello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wapello is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Swedesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Oquawka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Oakland Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakland Mills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
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 Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Danville
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- Mount Pleasant
- New London
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Wapello
- West Burlington
- Winfield
- Yarmouth
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Des Moines 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995165 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995165 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.969201 Lon: -91.2854293
- 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 Des Moines, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |