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:
34.9506, -89.5154
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Holly Springs. Holly Springs lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Carey Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carey Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Chapel Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- Edrizon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edrizon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edrizon Cemetery
- Isom Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Isom Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Chapel Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Slayden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Slayden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
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- Knox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Oursler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oursler Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- New Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Shannon Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shannon Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord 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:
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taska
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Slayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Cayce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Rossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Piperton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Red Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Hudsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Collierville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byhalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Holly Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forty Five
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Canadaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Michigan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byhalia
- Collierville
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #706317 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706317 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Pleasant
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9506485 Lon: -89.5153564
- 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 Marshall, 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. |
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