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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:

39.1514, -89.0445

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 Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cothern Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Bolt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bolt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
  • Welch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Welch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
  • Staff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Staff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff Cemetery
  • Ramsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Blankenship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
  • Bolyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
  • Mathias Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mathias Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Cemetery
  • Shedd Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shedd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Prater Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prater Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
    • Nave Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Nave Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
    • Monclovia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Monclovia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monclovia Cemetery
    • Independence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Independence Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Casey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Casey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Poland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Poland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers 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:

  • Dressor
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dressor is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
  • Ramsey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Herrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayle City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bayle City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
  • Bingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oconee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Brownstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Avena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
  • Cowden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fillmore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vandalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Holliday
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Holliday is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
    • Howards Point ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Saint Elmo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chapman is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Beecher City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Beecher City is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
    • Lakewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Hagarstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moccasin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Moccasin is located in Effingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Rosamond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fancher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fancher is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
    • Tower Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ohlman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nokomis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Pana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <6>

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 Fayette County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bingham
  • Cowden
    • Cowden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Herrick
  • Nokomis
  • Oconee
    • Oconee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oconee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Pana
    • Pana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Ramsey
  • Saint Elmo
  • Tower Hill
  • Vandalia

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Fayette 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 #1802270  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802270 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ramsey
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.1514321     Lon: -89.0445164
      • 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 Fayette, 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.