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A visit to the Pleasant Center 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 Pleasant Center Cemetery ...

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

38.0432, -96.9679

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

The Pleasant Center Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Pleasant Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Pleasant Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • Potwin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Potwin Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Ridgeway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
  • Harder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harder Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
  • Brainerd Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
  • McGill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Shafer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shafer Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    • Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitewater Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Twp. Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Florence.
      • The Cedar Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wonsevu Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94097 <5>
    • Allison Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Center Cemetery.

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

  • Burns
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Potwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • De Graff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • De Graff is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
  • Elbing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Elbing is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Brainerd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Hopkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hopkins is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
  • Whitewater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Peabody
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <6>
  • Wonsevu
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wonsevu is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonsevu
  • Annelly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Florence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chelsea ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsea is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Aikman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Aikman is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
    • McLains
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • McLains is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
    • Midian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Midian is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midian
    • El Dorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Point is located in Chase County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Walton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Towanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Aulne ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Aulne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
    • Cassoday
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oursler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Oursler is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
    • Prospect
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Benton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brainerd
  • El Dorado
  • Florence
  • Newton
  • Peabody
  • Potwin
    • Potwin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Potwin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
  • Towanda

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pleasant Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 Pleasant Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #478034  (Clifford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478034 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burns
      • Location given for Clifford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0433515     Lon: -96.9678076
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Butler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Center 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.