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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:

42.1437, -70.9142

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 Plymouth County<2>.

The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Adams Street Burying Ground Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing Family Tomb Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gould Family Burying Ground Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunt Family Tomb Site
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hunt Family Tomb Site is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Family Tomb Site
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Vernon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Abington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91269 <6>
  • Nash Family Tomb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nash Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Family Tomb
  • Island Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Abington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282123 <6>
    • The Plain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Plain Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plain Cemetery
    • Cobb Family Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Richards Family Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Old Church Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bicknell Family Tomb
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bicknell Family Tomb is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell Family Tomb
    • Hanover Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 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:

  • Rockland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rockland is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,992 people
  • North Abington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abington
  • Accord
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Accord is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accord
  • South Weymouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weymouth
  • Abington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Abington is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,752 people
  • Whitman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Whitman is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,295 people
  • South Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanover
  • Hanover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,624 people
  • East Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Weymouth
  • Holbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holbrook is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,014 people
  • Brookville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brookville is located in Norfolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Montello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montello is located in Plymouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Weymouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
    • Hanson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hanson is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,951 people
    • Curtis Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Curtis Crossing is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Crossing
    • Brockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
    • Weymouth Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Weymouth Heights is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth Heights
    • Oldham Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oldham Village is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Village
    • Norwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Norwell is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,171 people
    • Beechwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beechwood is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
    • Hingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
    • West Hingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Hingham is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hingham
    • Randolph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
    • Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,557 people
    • North Weymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • North Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weymouth
    • Bryantville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bryantville is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantville
    • Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
    • North Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • North Marshfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • North Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Marshfield
    • Quincy Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Quincy Point is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Point
    • Braintree
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Braintree is located in Norfolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,074 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 Plymouth County.

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 like to 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 Plymouth 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 #600576  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #600576 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: Plymouth
      • Est. Elev: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Weymouth
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.1437117     Lon: -70.9142108
      • 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 Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, 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 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 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.

    <6>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.