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:
41.4039, -92.1227
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 Keokuk County<2>.
The county seat for Keokuk County is located in Sigourney. Sigourney lies just to the southwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Stoermer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stoermer Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoermer Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South English Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sorden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sorden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorden Cemetery
- Sigourney East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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- Baden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baden Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lutton Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of North English.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95362 <5>
- White Pigeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Pigeon Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Cemetery
- West Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95821 <5>
- Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- South English
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Sigourney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- North English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Keota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Ambrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Hayesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talleyrand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Thornburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Nugent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Coal Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Rubio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Wellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Keokuk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Keota
- Keota lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Keswick
- North English
- Parnell
- Sigourney
- South English
- Wellman
- What Cheer
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Keokuk 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 #460238 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460238 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: Keokuk
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South English
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4038993 Lon: -92.122679
- 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 Keokuk, 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 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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