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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:

34.3577, -78.2697

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 Columbus County<2>.

The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
  • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Flynn Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Pender County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
  • Holmes Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Holmes Hill Cemetery is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Hill Cemetery
  • Malpass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Malpass Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpass Cemetery
  • Scull Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Scull Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scull Cemetery
  • Sykes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Sykes Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
  • Lennon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Lennon Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennon Cemetery
  • Wells Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
  • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Bolton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529036 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Townsend Temple Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Bolton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2611688 <5>
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
    • Skipper Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Skipper Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipper Cemetery
    • Dew Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dew Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Cemetery
    • Long Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Long Bluff Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bluff Cemetery
    • Sheman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sheman Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheman Cemetery
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Pender County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
    • Colvin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Colvin Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Armour
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Armour is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Riegelwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandyfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandyfield is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Byrdville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Byrdville is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrdville
  • Delco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Arcadia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Acme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Northwest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwest is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kelly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
  • Sandy Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Long View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Long View is located in Bladen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Malmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Malmo is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Phoenix
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Phoenix is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Currie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Council
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Council is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
    • Atkinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Columbus 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 #990522  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #990522 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: Columbus
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freeman
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.3576683     Lon: -78.2697224
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.