A visit to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery (FG ID #91264).
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:
42.4200, -71.1490
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.
The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies just to the south southeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery was:
Dedicated June 14, 1843
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veterans Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Cambridge Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Street Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Munroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgelawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgelawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgelawn Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Common Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Auburn Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cambridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burial Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burial Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burial Hill Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Bell Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meretz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Medford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Medford is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Medford
- Arlington Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Belmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverley is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverley
- Huron Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huron Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Village
- Medford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Lexington is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wellington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Nonantum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nonantum is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonantum
- North Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Cummingsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Allston is located in Suffolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allston
- Cambridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridgeport is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridgeport
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenwood is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenwood
- Montvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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. The following communities are located in Middlesex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Cambridge
- Everett
- Lexington
- Malden
- Medford
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Watertown
- Wellington
- Winchester
- Woburn
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 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #91264
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #603091 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #603091 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: Middlesex
- Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4209293 Lon: -71.1481094
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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