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:
40.3337, -89.8129
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 Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Havana. Havana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Albright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Albright Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- Coon Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coon Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Grove Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- Leveldale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Leveldale Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveldale Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Meadow Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Meadow Lawn Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lawn Cemetery
- Oak GroveCemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak GroveCemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak GroveCemetery
- St. Fredrick's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Quiver Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Samm's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Samm's Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samm's Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Leases Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Leases Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Grove Cemetery
- Breedlove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- The Breedlove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nannen Cemetery
- Rakestraw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rakestraw Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rakestraw Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bratt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bratt Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratt Cemetery
- The Bratt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sand Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Springlake Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake Twp. Cemetery
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Garden Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
- Springlake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1783973 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Forest City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Manito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Topeka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Teheran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Goofy Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Poplar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winkel is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
- Parkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Buzzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Natrona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liverpool
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Radville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- San Jose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Talbott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Havana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Long Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Delavan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stoehrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Powerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Kingston Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dunfermline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delavan
- Easton
- Easton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Easton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Havana
- Manito
- Mason City
- New Holland
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 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 Mason 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 #415822 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415822 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forest City
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3336528 Lon: -89.812889
- 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 Mason, 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 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> | 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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