A visit to the Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
41.5111, -88.7876
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Serena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Serena Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Pierce Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Family Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Family Cemetery
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gouldtown Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown Cemetery
- Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Seaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seaman Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Cemetery
- Little Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Debolt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Spradling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradling Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elerding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elerding Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elerding Cemetery
- Northville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Northville Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
- Earl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Earl Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- David Strawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Strawn Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- Fox River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fox River Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Cemetery
- Osmundson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmundson Cemetery
- St. Clara Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Baker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Serena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wedron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
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- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somonauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stavanger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Nettle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Radley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Waltham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triumph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Naplate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Paw Paw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- Franks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlville
- Leland
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Ottawa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ottawa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Sandwich
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415824 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415824 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leland
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5111424 Lon: -88.7875761
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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 La Salle, 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' (or 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 Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |