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:
42.0195, -86.3581
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 Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Lett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lett Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lett Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brant Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
- Royalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Royalton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Cemetery
- Pearl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- Scottdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scottdale Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale Cemetery
- South Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eau Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eau Claire Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Claire Cemetery
- B'nai Sholom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The B'nai Sholom Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholom Cemetery
- The B'nai Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
- B'nai Shalom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #137 <5>
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Feather Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Feather Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ferry Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Ely Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ely Graves is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely Graves
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennyan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pennyan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Sodus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sodus is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
- Hartman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Shanghai Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
- Eau Claire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinchman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Scottdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scottdale is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
- Berrien Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Naomi is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
- Berrien Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
- Glenlord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenlord is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
- Glenlord has also been known as:
- Glen Lord
- Baroda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benton Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
- Benton Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
- Shoreham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoreham is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
- Stevensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- Mizpah Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
- Sumnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Bridgman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Hills Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Pokagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Keeler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keeler is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Coloma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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 Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton Harbor
- Berrien Springs
- Coloma
- Coloma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Coloma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Saint Joseph
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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 #632835 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #632835 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sodus
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0194883 Lon: -86.358074
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, 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 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. |