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:
38.7039, -85.8697
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Scottsburg. Scottsburg lies just to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Everitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Everitt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everitt Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Crothersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Estil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Estil Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estil Cemetery
- Harrod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrod Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrod Cemetery
- Gorrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gorrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorrell Cemetery
- Sturgeon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon Cemetery
- Waskom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Waskom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ivy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364924 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Grassy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Grassy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <5>
- McKnight Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Little York
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Scottsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crothersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Underwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Bartle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Dudleytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Blocher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deputy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Nabb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Paris Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Kriete Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- New Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Otisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- New Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vallonia
(15 miles [24.1 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Austin
- Crothersville
- Salem
- Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Scottsburg
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 either 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 Scott 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 #439645 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439645 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scottsburg
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7039463 Lon: -85.8696934
- 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 Scott, 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 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'. |
| <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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