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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Lat: 42.4472° (42° 26' 49")
Lon: -94.0888° (-94° 5' 19")
The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge lies just to the northwest of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otho Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otho Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Otho Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Border Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Border Plains Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Border Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Border Plains Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Webster County
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Ober & Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ober & Scott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ober & Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ober & Scott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Colfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Colfax Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lawn Cemetery
- The North Lawn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- The North Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haviland Cemetery
- St. Paul German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95607 <5>
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- C C Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the C C Carpenter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the C C Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The C C Carpenter Cemetery is located in Webster County
- St. Olafs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olafs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olafs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Olafs Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhorn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- The Elkhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elkhorn Twp. Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Hartman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Webster County
- McGuire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Webster County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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.
- Evanston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston is located in Webster County
- Coalville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Coalville is located in Webster County
- Kalo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalo
- Kalo is located in Webster County
- Cypsum City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypsum City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypsum City
- Cypsum City is located in Webster County
- Otho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Border Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border Plains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Plains
- Border Plains is located in Webster County
- Brushy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Brushy is located in Webster County
- Duncombe
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Dodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Webster County
- Palm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Grove
- Palm Grove is located in Webster County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Moorland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Moorland is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorland <6>
- Badger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara
- Tara is located in Webster County
- Callender
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Callender is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harcourt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harcourt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harcourt
- Harcourt is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Webster City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
- Webster City is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <6>
- Stratford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <6>
- Woolstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolstock
- Woolstock is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Barnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Barnum is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
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 Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Callender
- Dayton
- Duncombe
- Fort Dodge
- Gowrie
- Lehigh
- Lehigh lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lehigh.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Stratford
- Webster City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Webster County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #460300 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #460300 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Evanston
- County: Webster Elev: 336
- Location given for GNIS #460300 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Webster, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4472, Longitude: -94.0888 In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |