A visit to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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
Lat: 35.5044° (35° 30' 15")
Lon: -82.2269° (-82° 13' 36")
The cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
As an estimate, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southwest of Bat Cave.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Connor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davistown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davistown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davistown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Pine Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Cove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Temple of Jesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgecrest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coopers Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Full Gospel Revival Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edneyville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edneyville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edneyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edneyville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Big Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Knob Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Matthew Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<1> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bat Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Chimney Rock Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Chimney Rock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
- Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
- Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
- Chimney Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <6>
- Bearwallow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerton
- Gerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerton <6>
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moffitt Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Old Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Black Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mountain
- Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Mountain <6>
- Dendron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dendron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Montreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
- Montreat is located in Buncombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <6>
- Sugar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swannanoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Greenlee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in McDowell County
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1013761 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1013761 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Moffitt Hill
- County: Rutherford Elev: 915
- Location given for GNIS #1013761 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcountync.gov/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5044, Longitude: -82.2269 |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |