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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:

31.1357, -92.2671

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 Rapides Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Rapides Parish is located in Alexandria. Alexandria lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 30 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Belledeau Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kalone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Kalone Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalone Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
  • Wise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
  • Wise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
  • Christians Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Christians Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christians Cemetery
  • Old Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Old Island Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Island Cemetery
  • Hays Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Stafford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
    • Peart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peart Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peart Cemetery
    • Wilmer Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Linzay Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Linzay Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linzay Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • French Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The French Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Figgins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Figgins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figgins Cemetery
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
    • Ballard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ballard Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
    • Lecompte Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lecompte Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte Cemetery
    • Mathews Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mathews Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
    • Wells Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
    • Meeker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meeker Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker Cemetery
    • Booneville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Booneville Cemetery is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville Cemetery
      • The Booneville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Booneville UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321211 <5>
    • Wadill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Wadill Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wadill Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Marksville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69220 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Echo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Egg Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
  • Whittington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Whittington is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
  • Lecompte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Cheneyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Effie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Moncla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moncla is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncla
  • Kolin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hessmer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Moreland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Marksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
    • Bunkie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <6>
    • Mansura
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Point is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point
    • Anandale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Anandale is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
    • Woodworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Libuse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Evergreen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alexandria Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexandria Junction is located in Rapides Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Junction

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 Rapides Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Rapides Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 #551742  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #551742 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
      • Parish: Rapides
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Latanier
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1357431     Lon: -92.2670745
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.