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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:   38.6873°   (38° 41' 14")

Lon:   -87.9853°   (-87° 59' 7")

The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.

  • Parry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parry Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Dutch Flat Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Utterback Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utterback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utterback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Utterback Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Brinkley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterbein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterbein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Crest Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crest Haven Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Fritschle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fritschle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fritschle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fritschle Cemetery is located in Richland County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Richland County
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    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Dale Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Richland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Shiloh #1 Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh #1 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh #1 Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Brian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Lone Tree Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Tree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Goss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
      • The Goss Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goss Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Olney.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105855 <5>

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] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

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

  • Claremont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <6>
  • Calhoun
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Calhoun is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
  • Berryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Berryville is located in Richland County
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Amity
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Richland County
  • Olney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Olney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <6>
  • Parkersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
    • Parkersburg is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <6>
  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Lawrence County
  • Gallagher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
    • Gallagher is located in Richland County
  • Petersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Edwards County
  • West Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
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    • Lancaster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Wabash County
    • Dundas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Richland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <6>
    • Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
      • Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
    • West Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Jasper County
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Noble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Noble is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <6>
    • Bennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
      • Bennington is located in Edwards County
    • Landes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
      • Landes is located in Crawford County
    • Wynoose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynoose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
      • Wynoose is located in Richland County
    • Orio
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
      • Orio is located in Wabash County
    • Green Brier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
      • Green Brier is located in Crawford County
    • Passport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Passport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
      • Passport is located in Richland County
    • Bone Gap
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lawrenceville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
    • Sainte Marie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
      • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <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 Richland 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 turn to 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 #1820903  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1820903 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: Claremont
    • County: Richland         Elev: 150
    • Location given for GNIS #1820903 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

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 Richland, 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 obstructions 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: 38.6873, Longitude: -87.9853       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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