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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:

37.6881, -99.6337

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 Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Dodge City. Dodge City lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Ford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ford Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
  • McKinley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The McKinley Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
  • Bucklin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Sodville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sodville Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Silent Land Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silent Land Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Land Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Old St. Joseph Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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    • Pleasant Vale Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kansas Veterans' Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bethel Memorial Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bethel Memorial Garden is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Memorial Garden
      • The Bethel Memorial Garden has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
    • Bloom Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bloom Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Kiowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • Old Kinsley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Kinsley Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kinsley Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Windhorst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Windhorst is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
  • Windthorst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Windthorst is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
  • Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mullinville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spearville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spearville is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Offerle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Offerle is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Wilroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Wilroads is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
  • Wright
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wright is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Hodges
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodges is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Ardell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ardell is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
  • Fort Dodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Wilroads Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
    • Williams ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Williams is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Greensburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bloom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloom is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Kinsley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerview is located in Edwards County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
    • Dodge City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Ford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bloom
    • Bloom lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bloom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Bucklin
  • Dodge City
  • Ford
    • Ford lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Fort Dodge
  • Greensburg
  • Kinsley
  • Lewis
    • Lewis lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Minneola
  • Mullinville
  • Offerle
    • Offerle lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Offerle.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
  • Spearville

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 either 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 Ford 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 #473899  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #473899 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: Ford
      • Est. Elev: 720 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bucklin NW
      • Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.6880749     Lon: -99.6337344
      • 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 Ford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
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