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 ...
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Decatur County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Burks Chapel Cemetery
- The Burks Chapel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Center Grove Cemetery
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Columbia Cemetery
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Finley Cemetery
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Forsythe Cemetery
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Horseshoe Bend Cemetery
- Lower Union Cemetery
- The Lower Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Maple Cemetery
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Mapleton Cemetery
- The Mapleton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mapleton Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85797 <3>
- Mt. Aerie Cemetery
- The Mt. Aerie Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- 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 <3>
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Mowery Cemetery
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Patrick Cemetery
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Rodney Cemetery
- The Rodney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rodney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> 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 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Sand Creek Cemetery
- The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- South Park Cemetery
- The South Park Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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- The South Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decatur County Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86955 <3>
- Springer Cemetery
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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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]<2> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams
- Adams is located in Decatur County
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- Alert
- Alert is located in Decatur County
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- Burney
- Burney is located in Decatur County
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- Enochsburg
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
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- Germantown
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
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- Greensburg
- Harper
- Harper is located in Decatur County
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- Harris City
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
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- Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Knarr Corner
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
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- Letts Corner
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
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- Letts
- Letts is located in Decatur County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milford
- Millhousen
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Napoleon
- New Point
- Rugby
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
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- Saint Maurice
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
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- Saint Omer
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
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- Saint Paul
- Sardinia
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
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- Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
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- Springhill ‑ Historic
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
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- Westport
- Westport is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
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- Zenas
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
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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 begin with 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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