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A visit to the Mount Pleasant Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   40.1573°   (40° 9' 26")

Lon:   -79.5473°   (-79° 32' 50")

The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County<2>.

The county seat for Westmoreland County is located in Greensburg. Greensburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Westmoreland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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.

    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
    • Alverton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverton
      • Alverton is located in Westmoreland County
    • West Overton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Overton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Overton
      • West Overton is located in Westmoreland County
    • Mount Joy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
      • Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County
    • Laurelville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
    • Scottdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
      • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
    • Bear Rocks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
    • Kecksburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kecksburg
      • Kecksburg is located in Westmoreland County
    • Hunker
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunker
      • Hunker is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunker <4>
    • Everson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
      • Everson is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Youngwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Calumet
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • United
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
        • United is located in Westmoreland County
      • New Stanton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lycippus
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycippus
        • Lycippus is located in Westmoreland County
      • White
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
        • White is located in Fayette County
      • South Greensburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greensburg
        • South Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
      • Yukon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wyano
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyano
        • Wyano is located in Westmoreland County
      • Dawson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
        • Dawson is located in Fayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <4>
      • Connellsville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Donegal
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
        • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <4>
      • Southwest Greensburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Greensburg
        • Southwest Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,002 people
      • Arona
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arona
        • Arona is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Madison
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
        • Madison is located in Westmoreland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>

    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 Westmoreland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairview Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Church Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Green Lick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Lick Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lick Cemetery
    • Stone Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Stone Hill Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • The Stone Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hilltop Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964134 <6>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Scottdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Feightner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feightner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Feightner Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feightner Cemetery
    • Youngwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Youngwood Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngwood Cemetery
    • Green Ridge Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Ridge Memorial Park is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Memorial Park
    • Milliron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milliron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milliron Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milliron Cemetery
    • Errett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Errett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Errett Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Errett Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Harrolds Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harrolds Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrolds Cemetery
      • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Temple Emanuel Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Emanuel Cemetery
      • Yukon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yukon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yukon Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yukon Cemetery
      • Hoffman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • The Hoffman Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
        • Old Brick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoffman Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45096 <6>
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Cochran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • St. Emery's Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Emery's Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emery's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Connellsville.
        • The St. Emery's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Emery Cemetery
        • St. Emery New Cemetery
        • St. Emerys Cemetery
        • St. Emory Cemetery
        • St. Emory New Cemetery
        • St. Emorys Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Emery's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46020 <6>
      • Holy Trinity Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Connellsville.
        • The Holy Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993674 <6>
      • St. Ritas Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Ritas Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ritas Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Connellsville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ritas Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46251 <6>
      • Brown Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Hillview Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillview Cemetery is located in Westmoreland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillview Cemetery

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

    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 #1181801  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1181801 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: Mount Pleasant
      • County: Westmoreland         Elev: 386
      • Location given for GNIS #1181801 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)

    The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

    The official website for State 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 Westmoreland, 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 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: 40.1573, Longitude: -79.5473       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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