A visit to the Pleasant View 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 View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant View Cemetery:
42.9525, -93.3899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County<2>.
The county seat for Cerro Gordo County is located in Mason City. Mason City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pleasant View Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant View Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Pleasant View Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meservey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meservey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey Cemetery
- Shobes Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shobes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobes Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Amsterdam Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Reformed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Belmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158768 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Linn Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Linn Grove Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Way Side Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Side Cemetery
- Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- St. John Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John Zion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Zion Cemetery
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 View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant View Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thornton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Meservey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Swaledale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Burchinal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Rockwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goodell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Klemme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ventura
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Belmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Garner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coulter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Mason City Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Rowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mason City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Olaf is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaf
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cerro Gordo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Clear Lake
- Garner
- Goodell
- Hampton
- Klemme
- Klemme lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant View Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Klemme.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klemme
- Mason City
- Sheffield
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 View Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Cerro Gordo 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 View Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460315 (Pleasant View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460315 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: Cerro Gordo
- Est. Elev: 373 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornton
- Location given for Pleasant View Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9524654 Lon: -93.3899271
- 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 Cerro Gordo, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant View 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. |