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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:

42.9680, -96.3147

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 Sioux County<2>.

The county seat for Sioux County is located in Orange City. Orange City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
  • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
  • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sherman Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Sherman Twp. Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Twp. Cemetery
  • Lebanon Christian Reform Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sioux Center.
      • The Memory Gardens Sioux Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memory Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1291722 <5>
    • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth Presbyterian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • Eason Family Burial Plot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Carmel Reformed Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Seney City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Seney City Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney City Cemetery
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn 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:

  • Ireton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McNally
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McNally is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally
  • Craig
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Craig is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Maurice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Maurice is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Struble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Struble is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Hawarden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Chatsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chatsworth is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Sioux Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Westbrook Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westbrook Village is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
  • Brunsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brunsville is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Orange City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hudson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hudson is located in Lincoln County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
    • Le Mars
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Big Springs is located in Union County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Akron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Akron is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <6>
    • Adaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Adaville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaville
    • Alton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Middleburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
    • Oyens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oyens is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Perkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Rock Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alcester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Merrill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hull
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>

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 Sioux County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Akron
    • Akron lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Alcester
  • Alton
    • Alton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Hawarden
  • Hudson
    • Hudson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hull
    • Hull lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Ireton
    • Ireton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ireton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
  • Le Mars
    • Le Mars lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Le Mars.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Mars
  • Maurice
  • Orange City
  • Rock Valley
  • Sioux Center

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Sioux 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 #460256  (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460256 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: Sioux
      • Est. Elev: 437 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ireton
      • Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9680435     Lon: -96.3147472
      • 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 Sioux, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.