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:
42.9347, -91.7452
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in West Union. West Union lies just to the west northwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brainard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brainard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard Cemetery
- Barnhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barnhouse Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhouse Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lima Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Elgin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- Boale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boale Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boale Cemetery
- South Windsor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunhams Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Illyria - Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gods Acres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gods Acres Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gods Acres Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Nutting Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Nutting Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The George Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wadena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadena Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Brainard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brainard is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Illyria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Illyria is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illyria
- Clermont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Wadena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Randalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Douglass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Hawkeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gunder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gunder is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunder
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maynard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Volga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Postville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ossian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Luana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Waucoma
(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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Fayette
- Hawkeye
- Maynard
- Ossian
- Postville
- Volga
- Volga lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Waucoma
- West Union
- Westgate
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 websites either 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 Fayette 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 #460221 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460221 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 356 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elgin
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9347018 Lon: -91.7451583
- 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 Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |