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:
31.7266, -90.7390
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62726 <5>
- Singletary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Singletary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
- Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ben Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Salem Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hartley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Segrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herlong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Herlong Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlong Cemetery
- Hickory Block Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Block Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Block Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Trevillion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trevillion Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevillion Cemetery
- Buie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Buie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie Cemetery
- Mercy Seat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mercy Seat Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercy Seat Cemetery
- Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Caseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Bowerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- McCall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Eddiceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Cobbs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Glancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- New Sight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Harriston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bude
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Myles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Carpenter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Port Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Brookhaven
- Fayette
- Hamburg
- Hazlehurst
- Meadville
- Port Gibson
- Wesson
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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 #707700 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707700 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caseyville
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7265541 Lon: -90.7389885
- 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 Jefferson, 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. |