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:
42.1067, -93.5613
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 Story County<2>.
The county seat for Story County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies just 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 22 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.
- Born Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Born Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Born Cemetery
- Baldus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baldus Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldus Cemetery
- Arrasmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arrasmith Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrasmith Cemetery
- McMichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McMichael Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- South St. Petri Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Bloomington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
- Roland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland Cemetery
- Sowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sowers Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Ames Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Knoll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knoll Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoll Cemetery
- Peerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Peerson Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boe Cemetery
- The Boe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Olson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304060 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The College Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
- Nevada Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fosen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fosen Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosen 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:
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Story City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Ames
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fernald is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Zenorsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zenorsville is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenorsville
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Shipley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shipley is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
- McCallsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCallsburg is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kelley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midvale is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jewell has also been known as:
- Jewell Junction
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <6>
- Huxley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iowa Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Center is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
- Colo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zearing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Radcliffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Story County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ames
- Ames lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Boone
- Colo
- Colo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Ellsworth
- Jewell
- Jewell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jewell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- McCallsburg
- Nevada
- Radcliffe
- Randall
- Roland
- Slater
- Slater lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Slater.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Story City
- Zearing
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Story 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 #1999512 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1999512 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: Story
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames East
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1066523 Lon: -93.5613262
- 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 Story, 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 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. |