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:
39.2370, -87.2692
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 Sullivan County<2>.
The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ruggles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Knights of Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.
- The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87340 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Burris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burris Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sink Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sink Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sink Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove 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:
- Lewis
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Hymera
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Coalmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Jasonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shelburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Howesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Pimento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Clay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eel River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scott City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Cory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Youngstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Riley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Scotchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Dugger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saline City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Gambill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Hoosier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Art
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
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 Sullivan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Coal City
- Dugger
- Farmersburg
- Jasonville
- Shelburn
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sullivan 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 #439649 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439649 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: Sullivan
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hymera
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2369854 Lon: -87.2691826
- 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 Sullivan, 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 things 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. |