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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:

40.4467, -89.2081

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 McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brooks Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brooks Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Grove Cemetery
  • Minier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Minier Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Minier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Minier.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969485 <5>
  • Broadway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Cemetery
  • Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Camp Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
  • West Twin Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Old Minier Cemetery
  • Hieronymous Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hieronymous Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hieronymous Cemetery
  • Hall - Barnard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lilly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lilly Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
      • The Bergen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Tazewell Hill Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Gaines Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Gaines Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
      • The Gaines Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Mackinaw Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105776 <5>
    • Funks Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Funks Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove Cemetery
    • East Twin Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Longsworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Longsworth Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longsworth Cemetery
    • McLean - Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Shirley Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
    • Scogin Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Danvers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The North Danvers Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Danvers 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:

  • Stanford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Danvers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Danvers has also been known as:
    • Danver
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
  • Minier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fravert ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
  • Mindale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
  • Sutter ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
  • Armington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Yuton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mackinaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Former name for Mackinaw:
      • Mackinawtown
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <6>
    • Walnut
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Carlock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hopedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Congerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Burt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Bloomington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Normal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Allentown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Boynton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Goodfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McLean 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 #1828987  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1828987 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stanford
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4467051     Lon: -89.2081415
      • 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 McLean, 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 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.