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:
37.5139, -87.9525
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Morganfield. Morganfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Pythian Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pythian Ridge Cemetery
- The Pythian Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75646 <5>
- Nunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Crowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crowell Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell Cemetery
- Tosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tosh Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tosh Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Chatman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Chatman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Sullivan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Blackford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dekoven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Lamb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Saline Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Free Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Cave-In-Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Breckinridge Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Piney Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Tolu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Vanderburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Old Shawneetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cave-In-Rock
- Marion
- Marion lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Morganfield
- Sturgis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #498825 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498825 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sturgis
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5139358 Lon: -87.9525229
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Union, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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