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:
31.6941, -89.6967
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies just to the east southeast 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 24 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.
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Cooley Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rock Hill Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Collins.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62366 <5>
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lone Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Phalti Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Phalti Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalti Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McNair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Arbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bassfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sanatorium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mize
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- New Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Grange ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
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 Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 #710686 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710686 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lone Star
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6940539 Lon: -89.6967399
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Covington, 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 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. |