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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:

42.4117, -78.1708

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 Allegany County<2>.

The county seat for Allegany County is located in Belmont. Belmont lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.

  • Caneadea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneadea Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Podonque Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Podonque Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podonque Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Bates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
  • Rushford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rushford Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Cemetery
  • Old Burying Grounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Old Burying Grounds is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Grounds
  • East Caneadea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The East Caneadea Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Caneadea Cemetery
  • Hume Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hume Village Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Village Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fillmore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65634 <5>
    • Centerville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
    • Bellville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bellville Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville Cemetery
    • Hardys Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Sayers Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Wiscoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wiscoy Cemetery is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy Cemetery
    • Alger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Caneadea
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Houghton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oramel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oramel is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oramel
  • Rushford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hume
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belfast
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • West Allen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Allen is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allen
  • Wiscoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wiscoy is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscoy
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Black Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Aristotle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aristotle is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristotle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Koy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Koy is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Koy
    • Lyons Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
    • Angelica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pike
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bliss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Abbotts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Abbotts is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotts
    • Elton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Cuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
    • Friendship
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hardys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hardys is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardys
    • Belmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Withey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Withey is located in Allegany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withey
    • Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allegany County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Angelica
  • Belfast
  • Belmont
    • Belmont lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belmont.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Cuba
    • Cuba lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Fillmore
  • Friendship
  • Houghton
  • Pike
    • Pike lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pike.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
  • Rushford

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 professional and volunteer 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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Allegany 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 #957879  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #957879 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: Allegany
      • Est. Elev: 389 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Houghton
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4117316     Lon: -78.1708435
      • 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 New York's counties, including Allegany, 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 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.