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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:

36.8523, -99.1693

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 Woods County<2>.

The county seat for Woods County is located in Alva. Alva lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east 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 22 miles [35.4 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.

  • Freedom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Freedom Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
  • Lookout Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Preston Hill Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hill Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nixon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairvalley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairvalley Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley Cemetery
  • Coy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Cemetery
  • Haskew Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Whitehorse Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Whitehorse Cemetery is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse Cemetery
  • Ewing Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fern Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fern Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cemetery
    • Goldenrod Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
    • Watt Family Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Watt Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Watt Family Cemetery is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watt Family Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Hardtner (KS).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485089 <5>
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Harper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Lathrop Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Star Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Aetna Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Avilla Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Avilla Cemetery is located in Comanche County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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:

  • Freedom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Charleston is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Selman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Selman is located in Harper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
  • Buttermilk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Buttermilk is located in Comanche County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttermilk
  • Aetna ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Winchester
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Winchester is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Avard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Avard is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Waynoka
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Heman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Buffalo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Eldred ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Mooreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Curtis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Quinlan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Alva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <6>
    • Fort Supply
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Protection
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Woods County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aetna - Historic
    • Aetna lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aetna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
  • Alva
    • Alva lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Avard
    • Avard lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avard.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
  • Buffalo
  • Charleston - Historic
  • Curtis
  • Freedom
  • Haskew - Historic
  • Mooreland
  • Protection
  • Quinlan
    • Quinlan lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quinlan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Selman
  • Waynoka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Woods 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 #1095598  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1095598 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: Woods
      • Est. Elev: 526 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Edith
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8522526     Lon: -99.1692711
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Woods, 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 drawn 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.