A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
39.2328, -85.6894
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County<2>.
The county seat for Bartholomew County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartsville College Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shirk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirk Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Newbern Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newbern Christian Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Christian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newbern Christian Cemetery is located in Newbern.
- The Newbern Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newbern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164408 <5>
- Little Sand Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galbraith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parkison Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkison Cemetery
- Lower Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lower Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Union Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Mt. Aerie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Aerie Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aerie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Aerie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Letts.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981326 <5>
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Westport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Newbern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Grammer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Alert
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Letts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Burney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Harper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Petersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jewell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Harris City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Norristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Queensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bartholomew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Flat Rock
- Hope
- Hope lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
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 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Bartholomew 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #439648 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439648 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: Bartholomew
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grammer
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2328292 Lon: -85.6894236
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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 Indiana's counties, including Bartholomew, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |