A visit to the Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
47.5214, -96.2812
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Crookston. Crookston lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Norway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sundal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Sundal Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sundal Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- International Order of Good Templars Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Varnes Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scott - Widrig Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Our Saviors Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Norman Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery
- Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Maple Bay Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay Cemetery
- Union Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake Cemetery
- Lima Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Luchau Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
- Gary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fertile
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flaming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Rindal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Gary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beltrami
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Dugdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Winger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mentor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bejou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Erskine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ada
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Twin Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Faith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Mahnomen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gentilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- McIntosh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crookston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Climax
- Climax lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Climax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Crookston
- Erskine
- Fertile
- Fosston
- Mahnomen
- McIntosh
- Mentor
- Mentor lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Twin Valley
- Winger
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #649553 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #649553 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fertile
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.5213541 Lon: -96.2811664
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant Hill 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. |