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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:

45.6571, -117.7899

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 Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in La Grande. La Grande lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 28 miles [45.1 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.

  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa Cemetery
  • Lower Cove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cove Cemetery
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wright Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Lostine Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine Cemetery
  • Ackles Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Island City Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City Cemetery
    • Cove Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <6>
    • Hillcrest East Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicoson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nicoson Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Elgin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <7>
  • Maxville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Wallowa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Imbler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tollgate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
  • Promise ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Promise is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Lostine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Evans
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Conley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Conley is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Bingham Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
  • Cove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Island City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Island City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Orodell ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Orodell is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
    • La Grande
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Hilgard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hilgard is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
    • Hot Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hot Lake is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Enterprise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cove
    • Cove lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cove.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Enterprise
  • Flora - Historic
    • Flora lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • La Grande
  • Lostine
  • Summerville
  • Wallowa
    • Wallowa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wallowa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa

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 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 Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 #1146528  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1146528 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 1038 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rondowa
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6570883     Lon: -117.7899266
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Union, 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.