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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:

38.7204, -75.9263

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 Caroline County<2>.

The county seat for Caroline County is located in Denton. Denton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 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.

  • Preston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
  • Coppins Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Belmont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Belmont Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
  • Smithson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Smithson Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
  • Windy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Windy Hill Cemetery is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill Cemetery
  • Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore
    • The Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Eastern Shore has also been known as:
    • Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery
    • Maryland Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81168 <5>
  • Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johns Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Washington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.
    • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Unity Washington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Skinners Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Skinners Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Cemetery
    • Kings Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Kings Creek Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Queen Esther Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Queen Esther Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Esther Cemetery
    • Landing Neck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Landing Neck Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landing Neck Cemetery
    • Wrights Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wrights Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Cemetery
    • Upper Bambury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Upper Bambury Cemetery is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Bambury Cemetery
    • Solomon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Solomon Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
    • Todds Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Todds Chapel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Chapel Cemetery

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:

  • Preston
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Hynson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hynson is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
  • Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Tanyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanyard is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
  • Waddells Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
  • Hurlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Secretary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tuckahoe Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
  • Trappe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • East New Market
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marshyhope Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
    • Federalsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Griffin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Griffin is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Talbot Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Talbot Village is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot Village
    • Finchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
    • Cordova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rhodesdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldorado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Tappers Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
    • Linkwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Linkwood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
    • Brookview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Denton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kirkham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Kirkham is located in Talbot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham

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 Caroline County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Denton
    • Denton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Easton
    • Easton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Easton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Federalsburg
  • Hurlock
  • Preston

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 helpful 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 Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Caroline 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 #596004  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #596004 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: Caroline
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Preston
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7203929     Lon: -75.9263255
      • 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 Maryland's counties, including Caroline, 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 things 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 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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