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A visit to the Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Lat:   40.8211°   (40° 49' 15")

Lon:   -87.4364°   (-87° 26' 11")

The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Kentland. Kentland lies just to the south of the Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Dorne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dorne Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Prairie Vine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Vine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Vine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Vine Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Russell Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russell Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Beaver City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver City Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Gaffield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Dehner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dehner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dehner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dehner Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Murphy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murphy Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
      • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the J H Grant Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The J H Grant Memorial Cemetery is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Fleming Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Goodland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Blue Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Newton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kentland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentland
    • Kentland is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentland <6>
  • Newton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
    • Brook is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <6>
  • Effner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
    • Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
  • Raub
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
    • Raub is located in Benton County
  • Beaver City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
    • Beaver City is located in Newton County
  • Sheldon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County (IL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
  • Iroquois
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Foresman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foresman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
    • Foresman is located in Newton County
  • Morocco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morocco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
    • Morocco is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <6>
  • Earl Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
    • Earl Park is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Donovan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
      • Donovan is located in Iroquois County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <6>
    • Mount Ayr
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ayr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
      • Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Gravel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
    • Wadena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Wadena is located in Benton County
    • Egypt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Jasper County
    • Freeland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
      • Freeland Park is located in Benton County
    • Beaverville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Donovan
    • Donovan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Donovan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
  • Fowler
    • Fowler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fowler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Goodland
  • Kentland
  • Martinton
  • Morocco
  • Remington
  • Rensselaer
  • Sheldon
    • Sheldon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sheldon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Watseka

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 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:

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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #441249  (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #441249 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kentland
    • County: Newton         Elev: 199
    • Location given for GNIS #441249 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 Newton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8211, Longitude: -87.4364       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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