A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
33.6146, -90.4062
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Leflore County<2>.
The county seat for Leflore County is located in Greenwood. Greenwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loggins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Loggins Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loggins Cemetery
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- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Lanes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lanes Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Greenwood.
- The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Schlater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Shellmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Doddsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunflower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Itta Bena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Money
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Minter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Ruleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Roundaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Moorhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Drew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Morgan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Leflore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Drew
- Drew lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Greenwood
- Indianola
- Itta Bena
- McNutt
- Ruleville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Leflore 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #684233 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #684233 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: Leflore
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bear Gut Bayou
- Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6145618 Lon: -90.4061982
- 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 Leflore, 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley 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. |