A visit to the Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
38.3739, -88.9248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the south southeast of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
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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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
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- East Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Dix.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967474 <5>
- Jordan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Chapel Cemetery
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]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Idlewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Texico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Marcoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Marlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Kell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Opdyke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bonnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Markham City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Cartter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Waltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Nason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Baldwin Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815711 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815711 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3739381 Lon: -88.9247865
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Pleasant Grove 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. |