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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

Lat:   40.4873°   (40° 29' 14")

Lon:   -77.7150°   (-77° 42' 54")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattawana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattawana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mattawana Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
  • Corbin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corbin Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
  • Detweiler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detweiler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detweiler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Detweiler Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
  • Juniata Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniata Memorial Park
    • The Juniata Memorial Park is located in Mifflin County
    • 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 northeast 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
  • McCoysville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoysville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCoysville Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery
    • The Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barkley Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
  • East Waterford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Waterford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Waterford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Waterford Cemetery is located in Juniata County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Henry Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Memorial Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Ohey Sholum Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohey Sholum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ohey Sholum Cemetery is located in Mifflin County
    • Coy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coy Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Evans Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evans Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Steel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steel Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Old White Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old White Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old White Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Otelia Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell's Furnace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell's Furnace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell's Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell's Furnace Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
    • Polk Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Polk Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • McWilliams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWilliams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Juniata County
    • Millers Tomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Tomb
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millers Tomb is located in Mifflin County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
    • Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
  • McVeytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeytown
    • McVeytown is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVeytown <6>
  • Atkinson Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Atkinson Mills is located in Mifflin County
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Mifflin County
  • Reeds Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
    • Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
  • Menno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
    • Menno is located in Mifflin County
  • Allensville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peru Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
    • Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
  • McCullochs Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCullochs Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
    • McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
  • Belleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Belleville is located in Mifflin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <6>
  • Newton Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Hamilton
    • Newton Hamilton is located in Mifflin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • East Rutherford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
    • East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Juniata Terrace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
      • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Perulack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
      • Perulack is located in Juniata County
    • Doyles Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyles Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
      • Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
    • Lewistown Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
      • Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
    • Lewistown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kishacoquillas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kishacoquillas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
      • Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aughwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
      • Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
    • Highland Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
    • Burnham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <6>
    • Yeagertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ennisville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ennisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
      • Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
    • Donation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
      • Donation is located in Huntingdon County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #1181803 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: McVeytown
    • County: Mifflin         Elev: 187
    • Location given for GNIS #1181803 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4873, Longitude: -77.7150       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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