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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:

34.6970, -95.8639

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 Pittsburg County<2>.

The county seat for Pittsburg County is located in McAlester. McAlester lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.

  • Pittsburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
  • Blanco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blanco Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco Cemetery
  • Harpers Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Harpers Valley Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Valley Cemetery
  • Wards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wards Cemetery is located in Atoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pine Top Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Cemetery
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
  • Brushy Indian Baptist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Savanna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Savanna Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
    • Wardville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Wardville Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville Cemetery
    • Ward Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ward Springs Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Vivian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Vivian Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
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    • Lewis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
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    • Memorial Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Ashland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Ashland Cemetery is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ashland.

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 Valley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Pittsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kiowa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <6>
  • Blanco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Savanna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Arch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Chambers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
  • Ashland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Haywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
  • Daisy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Alderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • McAlester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Krebs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <6>
    • Stringtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Haileyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stuart
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartshorne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Non
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Non is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non

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 Pittsburg County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashland
    • Ashland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Coalgate
  • Haileyville
  • Hartshorne
  • Krebs
    • Krebs lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Krebs.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Lehigh
    • Lehigh lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lehigh.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • McAlester
  • Pittsburg
  • Savanna
  • Stuart
    • Stuart lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart

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 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 Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Pittsburg 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 #1096750  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1096750 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: Pittsburg
      • Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pittsburg
      • Location given for Pleasant Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.6970408     Lon: -95.8638789
      • 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 Pittsburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.