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:
38.5062, -85.9158
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Salem. Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Mead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Tash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tash Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hiestand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hiestand Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiestand Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bowery Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowery Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Henryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86070 <5>
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Borden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Bartle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- New Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Starlight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Bennettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Henryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slatecut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Speed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Underwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Sellersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Floyds Knobs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackiston Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Charlestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Little York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charlestown
- Memphis
- Palmyra
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sellersburg
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 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 Washington 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 #439644 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #439644 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Boston
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5061719 Lon: -85.9158041
- 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 Washington, 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' (or 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. |