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:
40.4873, -77.7150
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 Mifflin County<2>.
The county seat for Mifflin County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Mattawana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mattawana Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Detweiler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Detweiler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detweiler Cemetery
- Juniata Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Juniata Memorial Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- McCoysville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville Cemetery
- Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Newton Hamilton.
- The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1325370 <5>
- Newton Hamilton United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barkley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- East Waterford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohey Sholum Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohey Sholum Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Evans Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Family Cemetery
- Steel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Cemetery
- Old White Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell's Furnace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Millers Tomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Millers Tomb is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tomb
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mattawana
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- McVeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Reeds Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Menno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menno is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peru Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- East Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Juniata Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Perulack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Doyles Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Lewistown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Mill Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeagertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
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 Mifflin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Lewistown
- McVeytown
- Mount Union
- Newton Hamilton
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Mifflin 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 #1181803 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181803 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: Mifflin
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McVeytown
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.487298 Lon: -77.7149925
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Mifflin, 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 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. |
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