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:
39.6498, -90.7943
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the south southwest of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Simpkins - Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Swiggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiggett Cemetery
- Tamsett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamsett Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tripp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Pettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pettis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Griggsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Ifner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ifner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ifner Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
- Elledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Griggsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Time
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Baylis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- El Dara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Oxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Barry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Bluffs
- Bluffs lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bluffs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
- Griggsville
- Milton
- Naples
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Perry
- Perry lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #1725435 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725435 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Salem
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6497697 Lon: -90.7942956
- 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 Pike, 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 obstructions 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. |
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