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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:

43.6356, -70.2398

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 Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Eastern Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • Western Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Western Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pond Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pond Cove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroudwater Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
      • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Beth El Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Hyacinthe Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
    • Black Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Black Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Ferry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
  • South Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasantdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Peaks Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Diamond Island Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cash Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Stroudwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Sagamore Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Scarborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waites Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • Falmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cliff Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
    • Chandler Cove Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Westbrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Scarborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • West Scarborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • Grand Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Prouts Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Chebeague Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside

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 Cumberland 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 #571775  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #571775 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland East
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6356384     Lon: -70.2397699
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.