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:
43.4502, -92.2674
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 Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Cresco. Cresco lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 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.
- Foreston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Foreston Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Howard Center Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Saetersdal Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- Chester Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chester Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill Cemetery
- Albion Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Albion Twp. Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Twp. Cemetery
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Bristol Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bristol Grove Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bristol Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bristol Center Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Center Cemetery
- Old Greenleafton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Ostrander Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Kierans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Kierans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Kierans Cemetery
- Greenleafton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greenleafton Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Lime Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Davis Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- York is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Florenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Vernon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Cresco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Kendallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ostrander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carimona is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Elma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wykoff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Canton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Carimona
- Cresco
- Elma
- Elma lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Harmony
- Le Roy
- Le Roy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Roy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Lime Springs
- McIntire
- Preston
- Riceville
- Ridgeway
- Spring Valley
- Wykoff
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 #460258 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460258 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lime Springs
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4502443 Lon: -92.2673913
- 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 Howard, 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' 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> | 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. |
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