A visit to the Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
43.8044, -97.5706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in McCook County<2>.
The county seat for McCook County is located in Salem. Salem lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Unityville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Olsen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Olsen Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen Cemetery
- Canova Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Canova Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova Cemetery
- Sun Prairie Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Wildwood Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Cemetery
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- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Lutheran Cemetery is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97665 <5>
- Redstone Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Redstone Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martins Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Martins Catholic Cemetery is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Martins Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Emery.
- The St. Martins Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Martins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97586 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Roswell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Roswell Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in McCook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vilas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vilas is located in Miner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Winfred
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fedora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farwell is located in Hanson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Canistota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junius
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junius is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junius
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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCook County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Artesian
- Bridgewater
- Canistota
- Canova
- Carthage
- Emery
- Fulton
- Fulton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Howard
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mitchell
- Montrose
- Salem
- Salem lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Spencer
- Vilas
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 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Dakota:
- Pages specific to McCook 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 Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1257100 (Pleasant Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1257100 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: McCook
- Est. Elev: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canova SE
- Location given for Pleasant Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8044223 Lon: -97.5706241
- 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 Dakota's counties, including McCook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill 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. |