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A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

44.2845, -70.5187

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies just to the south of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stearns Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Stearns Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Hill Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Grays Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grays Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
  • North Paris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Paris Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris Cemetery
  • Richardson Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Prince Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
  • Tuell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Tuell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Curtis Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curtis Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of West Paris.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89795 <5>
    • Pikes Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Hersey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Buckfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Buckfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield Cemetery
    • Stetson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Paris
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • West Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • South Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Norway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Norway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
  • Greenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • East Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bryant Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oxford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Minot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
    • North Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Chase Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • North Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Sweats Island
      • Sweet Island
      • Swetts Island
      • Waterford Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <6>
    • South Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Otisfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • East Otisfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
    • Mechanic Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
    • North Turner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner

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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley 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 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #573522  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573522 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Paris
      • Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2845133     Lon: -70.5186717
      • 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 Oxford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley 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.