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:
34.3287, -88.3506
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 Itawamba County<2>.
The county seat for Itawamba County is located in Fulton. Fulton lies just to the south southwest of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Fulton Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fulton Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Itawamba Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burnt Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burnt Field Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Field Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Hardin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Chapel Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Chapel Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Benefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Benefield Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benefield Cemetery
- Gun Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gun Creek Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gun Creek Cemetery
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- Lentz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lentz Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentz Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Clover Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clover Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Ridge Cemetery
- Chamblee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamblee Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblee Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Pates Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pates Temple Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Temple Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bounds Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mantachie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Kirkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Ballardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Mooreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
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- Marietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Red Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- New Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Carolina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Vina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Dennis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 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 Itawamba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Itawamba 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 #706256 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706256 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: Itawamba
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton SE
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3287134 Lon: -88.3506014
- 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 Itawamba, 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 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. |