A visit to the Mount Pleasant 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
39.1073, -87.8245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Robinson. Robinson lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Dix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dix Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Duggan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duggan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duggan Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Newlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newlin Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Bellair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bellair Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ball Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Hutsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104616 <5>
- Guyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Guyer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Butternut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Butternut Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut Cemetery
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock Cemetery
- Musgrave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Musgrave Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrave Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Annapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dogwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Bellair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Stoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hogue Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Oblong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Hutsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oil Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Oak Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hunt City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- New Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- West Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Duncanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Willow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annapolis
- Duncanville
- Hutsonville
- Oak Point
- Oblong
- Palestine
- Robinson
- Stoy
- Stoy lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- West Union
- West York
- Willow Hill
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414043 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414043 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Porterville
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1072626 Lon: -87.8244741
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Crawford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Pleasant 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. |