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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:

47.4364, -99.9279

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 Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Wells County is located in Fessenden. Fessenden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 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.

  • Chaseley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Chaseley Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseley Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Goodrich Adventist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
  • Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Byrnjulson Cemetery
  • Mielke Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mielke Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mielke Cemetery
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
  • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Denhoff Adventist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Denhoff Adventist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Adventist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Adventist Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Denhoff.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101853 <5>
  • Stark Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stark Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stark Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Wing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337408 <5>
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    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Kidder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Petri Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Tuttle.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102531 <5>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Goodrich.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101919 <5>
    • St. Jacobus Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Jacobus Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobus Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jacobus Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Goodrich.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102431 <5>
    • St. James Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Denhoff Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Denhoff.
      • The Denhoff Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Denhoff Cemetery
      • St. Urban Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101854 <5>
    • Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Denhoff.
      • The Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Denhoff Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226782 <5>
    • Cheyenne River Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Hurdsfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chaseley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Goodrich
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bowdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Denhoff
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Tuttle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Fessenden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Harvey
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Arena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Arena is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  • Sykeston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • McClusky
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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    • Lake Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
    • Cathay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wing is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <6>
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Pettibone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamberg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Selz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Selz is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz

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 Wells County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Wells 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 #1030745  (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030745 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: Wells
      • Est. Elev: 589 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hurdsfield
      • Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4363849     Lon: -99.9278985
      • 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 Dakota's counties, including Wells, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.