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The location of the Pleasant Plains Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Plains Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery

Lat:   39.8687°   (39° 52' 7")

Lon:   -89.9198°   (-89° 55' 11")

The Pleasant Plains Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.

The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Plains Cemetery .

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 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 Plains Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Sangamon County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Plains Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Plains Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pleasant Plains
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <4>
    • Ashland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tallula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
    • Prentice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Pasfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
    • New Berlin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <4>
    • Newmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
    • Petersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alexander
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Curran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Sylvan ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
        • Sylvan is located in Cass County
      • Philadelphia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
      • Athens
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Princeton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
        • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
      • Loami
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
        • Loami is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <4>
      • Leland Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
        • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
      • Cantrall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
        • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <4>
      • Jerome
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
        • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
      • Literberry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Arnold
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Morgan County
      • Maxwell ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
        • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
      • Hawthorne Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
        • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
      • Springfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

    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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Plains Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pleasant Plains Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Irwin Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irwin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Richland Baptist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Baptist Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Baptist Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Cogdal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cogdal Cemetery is located in Menard County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cogdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Salisbury.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cogdal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <6>
    • Ashland City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Menard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Flinn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
      • Salisbury Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
      • Farmers Point Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Farmers Point Cemetery is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Point Cemetery
      • Smedly Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smedly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smedly Cemetery is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smedly Cemetery
      • Willson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
      • Berea Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Berea Cemetery is located in Morgan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
      • Island Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
      • Berlin Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Berlin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlin Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Farmington Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
        • The Farmington Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Farmingdale Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105643 <6>
      • Hickory Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Menard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Plains Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1821098  (Pleasant Plains Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1821098 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pleasant Plains
      • County: Sangamon         Elev: 183
      • Location given for GNIS #1821098 (Pleasant Plains Cemetery)

    The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Sangamon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Plains Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8687, Longitude: -89.9198       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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