A visit to the Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
42.3380, -92.1521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Anton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Cemetery
- Engledow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engledow Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pratt Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Creek Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- First Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Porte City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jubilee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Gilbertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Brandon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Eagle Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Elk Run Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Jesup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dysart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dewar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Spencers Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Waterloo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blessing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blessing is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Independence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dysart
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Vinton
- Vinton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waterloo
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 helpful 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461440 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461440 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Porte City
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3380463 Lon: -92.1521262
- 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 Black Hawk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill 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. |