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:
39.2826, -85.5016
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 Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies just to the north northeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Burks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Burks Chapel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Chapel Cemetery
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- South Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park Cemetery
- The South Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decatur County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86955 <5>
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Mt. Aerie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Mapleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mapleton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mapleton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85797 <5>
- Rodney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rodney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Westport.
- The Rodney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Rodney Friendship Separate Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86613 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Lower Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lower Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Union Cemetery
- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harris City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Letts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Knarr Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Greensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Millhousen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Smyrna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Westport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- New Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Hartsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Sardinia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Zenas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Saint Omer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Enochsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Rugby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Alert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 #439650 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439650 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 267 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forest Hill
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2825506 Lon: -85.501637
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Decatur, 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- 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. |
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