A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
39.2472, -97.2888
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Clay Center. Clay Center lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Longford.
- Rose Meron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Meron Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Meron Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Mt. Liberty Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Athelstane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Athelstane Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swartwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Swartwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood Cemetery
- Keystone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Republican City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonvale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniondale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Uniondale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uniondale Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wakefield.
- The Uniondale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uniondale Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339135 <5>
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- Wilson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Smith Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vine Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vine Creek Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- The Greenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92584 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- White Cloud Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The White Cloud Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Talmage.
- The Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92673 <5>
- Gilbert Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Longford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <6>
- Ladysmith
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Idana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Idana is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
- Browndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Industry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Vine Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
- Former name for Vine Creek:
- Vine
- Miltonvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Ackley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackley is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackley
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wells is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Talmage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Talmage is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Upland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Bala
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora is located in Cloud County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Clay Center
- Green
- Green lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Green.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Idana
- Longford
- Milford
- Miltonvale
- Morganville
- Oak Hill
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 professional and volunteer 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476302 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476302 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longford
- Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2469384 Lon: -97.2891906
- 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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley 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. |