A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
42.8336, -92.6144
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Allison. Allison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willow Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lawn Cemetery
- Lynwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Lowell Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lowell Town Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Town Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lowell Town Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Clarksville.
- The Lowell Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95351 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Lake Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Cemetery
- Ligget Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ligget Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligget Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coldwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coldwater Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater Cemetery
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pearl Rock Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brethren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Hardemen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hardemen Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardemen Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
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 Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Shell Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nashua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bremer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Butler Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Coster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Seigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Finchford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Oakwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bristow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Janesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frederika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Ionia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Marble Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charles City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bassett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Aureola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aureola is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aureola
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allison
- Butler Center
- Charles City
- Clarksville
- Greene
- Greene lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Greene.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Marble Rock
- Nashua
- Nashua lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nashua.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Plainfield
- Shell Rock
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1945406 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1945406 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8335884 Lon: -92.6143551
- 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 Butler, 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 Valley 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. |