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:
41.9073, -88.6429
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Mound Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mound Rest Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Rest Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ohio Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old St. Mary's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thatcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic DeKalb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Community Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitmore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Fairview Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Burlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Afton Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Afton Center Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Center Cemetery
- Immauel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kaneville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kaneville Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaneville Cemetery
- Blackberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Gall Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ward Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Family Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- Cortland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- Virgil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Elva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Kaneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lily Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lily Lake is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- Waterman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campton Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- 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 <6>
- Clare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Little Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Bowes Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Plato Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- New Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
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
- Genoa
- Hinckley
- Malta
- Sycamore
- Waterman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 #1958789 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958789 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sycamore
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9072507 Lon: -88.6428615
- 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 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 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. |