A visit to the Pleasant Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
35.3113, -80.9226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies just to the southeast of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Johns Chapel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawing School Road Cemetery
- New Vision Foursquare Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miranda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miranda Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda Cemetery
- George Elliott Family Slave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thrift Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thrift Baptist Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift Baptist Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- McCoy Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Slave Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Slave Cemetery
- Moores Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rural Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Big Spring United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biddleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Biddleville Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hendrix Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48276 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Berryhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill Cemetery
- Moores AME Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Charlotte.
- The Ninth Street Pinewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pinewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48436 <5>
- North Pinewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Pinewood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pinewood Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paw Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Chateau Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Spring Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Mount Holly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Pinecrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Biddleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Croft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dalton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Wilmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Charlotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lucia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Lowesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- McAdenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Chantilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cramerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Newell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #992459 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #992459 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mountain Island Lake
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3112507 Lon: -80.9225731
- 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 Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant Grove 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. |
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