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:
37.7245, -89.2818
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Etherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Union Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Lipe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <5>
- Worthen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthen Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Boskydell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Makanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alto Pass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Oraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hallidayboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vergennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Colp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Grand Tower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cobden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Herrin
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
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 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 Jackson 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 #1820793 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820793 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomona
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.724495 Lon: -89.2817531
- 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |