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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   40.4467°   (40° 26' 48")

Lon:   -89.2081°   (-89° 12' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Minier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minier Cemetery
    • The Minier Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadway Cemetery
    • The Broadway Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • West Twin Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Twin Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Twin Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • 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 McLean County
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Glenwood Cemetery
    • Old Minier Cemetery
  • Hieronymous Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hieronymous Cemetery
    • The Hieronymous Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Hall - Barnard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall - Barnard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall - Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall - Barnard Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Park Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lilly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilly Cemetery
    • The Lilly Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Bergen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergen Cemetery
      • The Bergen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • The Bergen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Tazewell Hill Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Gaines Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaines Cemetery
      • The Gaines Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funks Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Funks Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • East Twin Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Twin Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Twin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Twin Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Briggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Longsworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longsworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longsworth Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • McLean - Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean - Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean - Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLean - Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Brock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Shirley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shirley Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Scogin Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Danvers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Danvers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Danvers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Danvers Cemetery is located in McLean County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Stanford is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <6>
  • Danvers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Danvers is located in McLean County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tazewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Lilly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
    • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in McLean County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <6>
  • Fravert ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fravert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
  • Mindale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
    • Mindale is located in Tazewell County
  • Sutter ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
  • Armington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McLean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
    • McLean is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <6>
  • Yuton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
    • Yuton is located in McLean County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mackinaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
      • Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
    • Richmond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
    • Carlock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
      • Carlock is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <6>
    • Hopedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Congerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
      • Congerville is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <6>
    • Burt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
    • Bloomington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
    • Normal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Allentown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Tazewell County
    • Boynton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
    • Goodfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
      • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <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 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 start with 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:

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: GNIS record #1828987 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: Stanford
    • County: McLean         Elev: 205
    • Location given for GNIS #1828987 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.4467, Longitude: -89.2081       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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