A visit to the Pleasant Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
42.7465, -73.3493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<2>.
The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Berlin Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherman Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sherman Yard Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Yard Cemetery
- J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- The J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland - J. Wilcox Farm Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333360 <5>
- Edgar Rathburn Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Pownal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Pownal Cemetery is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal Cemetery
- The North Pownal Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Pownal Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192261 <5>
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Lovett Yard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joseph Barber Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fifty Six Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fifty Six Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Six Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bloedel Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloedel Family Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloedel Family Cemetery
- Westlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams College Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams College Cemetery
- The Williams College Cemetery has also been known as:
- College Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WLL.805 <6>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90887 <5>
- Reuben Jepson Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dunn - Ell Card Lot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn - Ell Card Lot is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn - Ell Card Lot
- The Dunn - Ell Card Lot has also been known as:
- Dunn - Ell Card Plot
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2578713 <5>
- Pownal Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paddock - Peckham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hoosick Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Center Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Petersburg Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Potter Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potter Hill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pownal is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,386 people
- Pownal Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pownal Center is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal Center
- Hoosick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boyntonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyntonville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyntonville
- Quackenkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
- Pittstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hoosick Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greylock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock
- Raymertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poestenkill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
- Old Bennington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Averill Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
- Hoosick Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction
- Paper Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Walloomsac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Averill Park
- Berlin
- Berlin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Grafton
- Hoosick Falls
- Hoosick
- North Adams
- Poestenkill
- Sand Lake
- Williamstown
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 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Rensselaer 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #960731 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #960731 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: Rensselaer
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berlin
- Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7464677 Lon: -73.3492773
- 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 Rensselaer, 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 Valley 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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