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:
34.0515, -80.8176
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 Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Salem Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Spears Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- The Enon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Church Cemetery
- Enon Methodist Church Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146250 <5>
- Pilgrims Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bardell Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bardell Graveyard is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardell Graveyard
- Richland County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Capernaum Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Church Cemetery
- The Capernaum Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple of Yahshua Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Logues Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Logues Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logues Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old McGraw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old McGraw Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McGraw Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Arcadia Lakes Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
- New Light Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Woodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
- Capitol View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Bruner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dentsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Ravenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Brickyard Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Forest Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- Valencia Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Hopkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pinewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Arthurtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Spring Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Eastover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horatio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lugoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blythewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
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 Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Hopkins
- West Columbia
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 #1224771 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224771 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Messers Pond
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0515414 Lon: -80.8175875
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Richland, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |