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:
31.7832, -89.6106
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 Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Collins. Collins lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tom Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tom Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Sullivan Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312476 <5>
- Mt. Olive City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Blakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alex Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex Sullivan Cemetery
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202000 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cooley Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Berkhalter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkhalter Cemetery
- New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ed Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mize
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hot Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Sanatorium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Bezer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #710705 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #710705 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mize
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7832176 Lon: -89.610626
- 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 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. |