A visit to the Point Pleasant 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
40.4817, -90.4254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mound Chapel Cemetery
- Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Adair.
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Bushnell City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bushnell City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bushnell City Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bushnell.
- The Bushnell City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bushnell Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Checkrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Checkrow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow Cemetery
- Rigdon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rigdon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bardolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bardolph Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardolph Cemetery
- Zoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zoll Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoll Cemetery
- Stites Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stites Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites Cemetery
- Randol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Randol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randol Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Guernsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Peirsol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Peirsol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peirsol Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marietta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Adair
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Checkrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bardolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Table Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Blyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Ipava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lamone Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- University Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Youngstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Avon
- Avon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Ipava
- Ipava lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ipava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
- Lewistown
- Macomb
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773357 (Point Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773357 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adair
- Location given for Point Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4817077 Lon: -90.4254043
- 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 Fulton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pt. Pleasant 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. |