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:
40.1262, -91.9499
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 Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east 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 12 miles [19.3 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.
- LaBelle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The LaBelle Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBelle Cemetery
- Knox City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
- Bondurant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bondurant Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- East Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Withers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Newark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Newark Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Newark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30509 <5>
- Cecil Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cecil Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Coe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Coe Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Williamstown Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Williamstown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Cemetery
- Standiford Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Prim Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Prim Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prim Cemetery
- Bancert Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Bancert Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancert 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Belle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Knox City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Court Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hedge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Argola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Edina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ewing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Novelty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Sellers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Baring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Gorin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Gorin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Neeper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baring
- Bethel
- Bethel lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bethel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Edina
- Edina lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
- Gorin
- Gorin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Knox City
- La Belle
- Lewistown
- Williamstown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 #722856 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722856 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deer Ridge
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1261521 Lon: -91.9498949
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Lewis, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |