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:
41.2436, -91.6477
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies just to the north 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 20 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.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Washington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408186 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sommers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sommers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sommers Cemetery
- Fern Cliff Evangelic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Schrock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrock Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Eicher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eicher Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eicher Cemetery
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- Rumble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rumble Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Cemetery
- North Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hill Cemetery
- Crawfordsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ainsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ainsworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Memorial Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Miller Cemetery
- The Memorial Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Verdi Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95480 <5>
- Wayland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wayland Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Havre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Havre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coppock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coppock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Wayland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crawfordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olds is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swedesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swedesburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedesburg
- Cotter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cotter is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- West Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Gladwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gladwin is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus City is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Columbus Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rubio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rubio is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubio
- Fredonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Talleyrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ainsworth
- Brighton
- Columbus City
- Columbus Junction
- Crawfordsville
- Kalona
- Keota
- Keota lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keota.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Lockridge
- Pleasant Plain
- Richland
- Riverside
- Washington
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Wellman
- West Chester
- Winfield
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 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 Washington 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 #460237 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460237 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wayland
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2436297 Lon: -91.647665
- 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 Washington, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |