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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:

42.5945, -72.2429

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 Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Worcester. Worcester lies 32 miles [51.5 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary RC Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Athol.
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ATH.807 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91078 <6>
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ellinwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood Cemetery
    • The Ellinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Doe Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90943 <6>
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Fay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Sherborn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The New Sherborn Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sherborn Cemetery
  • Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Branch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
  • Lower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lower Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Royalston Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gale & Gates Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Phillipston Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norcross Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Norcross Hill Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Norcross Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Baldwinville.
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TEM.800 <5>
    • Jonas Alliene Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Brook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lawrence Brook Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Brook Cemetery
    • Bliss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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:

  • Athol
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Athol is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
  • North Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orange
  • Tully
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Tully is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
  • Orange
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
  • Morse Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morse Village is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Village
  • Wendell Depot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wendell Depot is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell Depot
  • Phillipston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Phillipston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
  • Royalston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Royalston is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
  • New Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,034 people
  • Petersham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Petersham is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
  • Goulding Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Goulding Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goulding Village
  • Brooks Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brooks Village is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Village
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Mayo Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayo Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Corners
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Warwick is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Erving
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Erving is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erving
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,749 people
    • Wendell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wendell is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Millington ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Millington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
    • Baldwinville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Baldwinville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinville
    • North Dana ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dana
    • Templeton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,134 people
    • East Templeton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Templeton is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Templeton
    • Waterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterville is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
    • Locks Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Locks Village is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Village
    • Cooleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooleyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleyville
    • Dana ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Dana is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Winchendon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Winchendon is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
    • Richmond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Richmond is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <7>

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 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.

  • Athol
    • Athol lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East (E) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athol.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Orange
  • Royalston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

    • 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 #602387  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #602387 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Athol
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.5945313     Lon: -72.2428611
      • 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 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 'straight-line' 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.

    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.