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:
41.5592, -90.2896
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 Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west 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 26 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.
- Schaefer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zuma Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Byron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Port Byron Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Yost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dana Edwards Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glendale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Le Claire (IA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94876 <5>
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- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Homeland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Barstow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106232 <5>
- Colona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Colona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hampton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Twp. Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Twp. Cemetery
- State Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The State Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah 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:
- Rapids City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Joslin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Le Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barstow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Rustic Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Port Byron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carbon Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silvis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- East Moline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Panorama Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Riverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Geneseo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Bettendorf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- East Moline
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
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 Rock Island 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 #425789 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425789 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Byron
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5592004 Lon: -90.2895701
- 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 Rock Island, 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- 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. |