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The location of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Lat:   41.9073°   (41° 54' 26")

Lon:   -88.6429°   (-88° 38' 34")

The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.

The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Sycamore. Sycamore lies just to the north northwest of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .

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 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Maple Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
      • Maple Park is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Park <4>
    • Cortland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <4>
    • De Kalb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
    • Virgil
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>
    • Coltonville ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
      • Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
    • Elva
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
      • Elva is located in DeKalb County
    • Kaneville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville
      • Kaneville is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaneville <4>
    • Hinckley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lily Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lily Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
      • Lily Lake is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
    • Elburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elburn
      • Elburn is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elburn <4>
    • Burlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Kane County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Brush Point ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
        • Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
      • Waterman
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
        • Waterman is located in DeKalb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterman <4>
      • Big Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Big Rock is located in Kane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,121 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rock <4>
      • Charter Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
        • Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
      • Malta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
        • Malta is located in DeKalb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta <4>
      • Wasco
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
        • Wasco is located in Kane County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <4>
      • Campton Hills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campton Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
        • Campton Hills is located in Kane County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
        • Campton Hills has also been known as:
        • Campton Hills village
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <4>
      • Clare
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Genoa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
        • Genoa is located in DeKalb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>
      • Franks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
        • Franks is located in DeKalb County
      • Little Rock
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
        • Little Rock is located in Kendall County
      • Bowes Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
        • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Plato Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato Center
        • Plato Center is located in Kane County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato Center <4>
      • North Plato
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
        • North Plato is located in Kane County
      • New Lebanon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
        • New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County

    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 DeKalb County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Cortland
    • De Kalb
    • Elburn
      • Elburn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elburn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elburn
    • Genoa
      • Genoa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Genoa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Hinckley
    • Malta
      • Malta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malta.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Sycamore
    • Waterman

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mound Rest Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Rest Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Rest Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Ohio Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohio Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Grove Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Old St. Mary's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Catholic DeKalb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic DeKalb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Catholic DeKalb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic DeKalb Cemetery
    • Pleasant Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Street Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Street Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Community Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Methodist Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Methodist Cemetery
    • St.s Peter & Paul's Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Barron Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barron Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
      • Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
      • Whitmore Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitmore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Fairview Park Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Park Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Park Cemetery
      • South Burlington Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Burlington Cemetery is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burlington Cemetery
      • Afton Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Afton Center Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afton Center Cemetery
      • Immauel Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immauel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Immauel Lutheran Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immauel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Kaneville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kaneville Cemetery is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaneville Cemetery
      • Blackberry Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • St. Gall Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Gall Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Gall Catholic Cemetery is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gall Catholic Cemetery
      • New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
      • Ward Family Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ward Family Cemetery is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Family Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1958789  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1958789 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: Sycamore
      • County: DeKalb         Elev: 265
      • Location given for GNIS #1958789 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

    The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including DeKalb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9073, Longitude: -88.6429       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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