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:
42.5147, -92.8891
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 Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Grundy Center. Grundy Center lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Pleasant Valley U M C Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Buck Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter's Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Wellsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wellsburg Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg Cemetery
- German Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
- East Friesland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- First Christian Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Colfax Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Parker Burial Grounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Burial Grounds is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Burial Grounds
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Reform Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Egbers Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Twp. Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Twp. Cemetery
- Reformed Church of Stout Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Buck Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Aplington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wellsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Cleves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cleves is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
- Sinclair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sinclair is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Ackley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kesley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesley
- Steamboat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Robertson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Robertson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
- Eagle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Dike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Butler Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- New Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
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 Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackley
- Ackley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ackley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Aplington
- Butler Center
- Dike
- Dike lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dike.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
- Dumont
- Dumont lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dumont.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Eldora
- Grundy Center
- Wellsburg
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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 #1983475 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1983475 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aplington
- Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5147022 Lon: -92.8890873
- 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 Grundy, 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 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. |