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A visit to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Lat:   42.5426°   (42° 32' 33")

Lon:   -71.9217°   (-71° 55' 18")

The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .

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 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 Worcester County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 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.

    • Westminster
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,091 people
    • South Ashburnham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ashburnham
      • South Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
    • Gardner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,585 people
    • Olde English Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde English Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde English Village
      • Olde English Village is located in Worcester County
    • Hubbardston Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston Station
      • Hubbardston Station is located in Worcester County
    • Hubbardston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,486 people
    • East Princeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Princeton
      • East Princeton is located in Worcester County
    • Fitchburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
      • Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,310 people
    • Blackburn Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
      • Blackburn Village is located in Worcester County
    • Ashburnham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
      • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
    • East Templeton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • South Fitchburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fitchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fitchburg
        • South Fitchburg is located in Worcester County
      • Templeton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Templeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
        • Templeton is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
      • North Rutland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rutland
        • North Rutland is located in Worcester County
      • Brooks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
        • Brooks is located in Worcester County
      • West Sterling
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sterling
        • West Sterling is located in Worcester County
      • Leominster
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leominster
        • Leominster is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,548 people
      • Lane Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Village
        • Lane Village is located in Worcester County
      • Pequoig
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequoig
        • Pequoig is located in Worcester County
      • South Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
        • South Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Baldwinville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
        • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Brooks Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
        • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
      • Goulding Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goulding Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
        • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
      • Ruralville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralville
        • Ruralville is located in Worcester County
      • Sterling
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
        • Sterling is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,166 people
      • Pratts Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Junction
        • Pratts Junction is located in Worcester County
      • Lunenburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
        • Lunenburg is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
      • Ashby
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
        • Ashby is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Phillipston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
        • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 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. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

    • Woodside Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Bower Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Bower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bower Cemetery
    • Crystal Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tooker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tooker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tooker Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tooker Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91579 <6>
    • Notre Dame Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91342 <6>
    • Nightingale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nightingale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nightingale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nightingale Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Fitchburg.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Forest Hill Cemetery (located 63 miles to the north).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FIT.804 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90989 <6>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Fitchburg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91584 <6>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wildwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gardner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91864 <6>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rural Glen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Glen Cemetery
      • Rural Glen Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rural Glen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Glen Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Boylston Burial Ground
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • New Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the New Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91770 <6>
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • St. Bernards Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
      • St. Dennis Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Dennis Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dennis Cemetery
      • The New Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The New Cemetery is located in Worcester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The New Cemetery

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

    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 #602251  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #602251 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gardner
      • County: Worcester         Elev: 354
      • Location given for GNIS #602251 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    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 Worcester, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5426, Longitude: -71.9217       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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