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:
36.0678, -88.7398
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 13 miles [20.9 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 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Bruff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bruff Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruff Cemetery
- Belews Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pittman Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Greenfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17175 <5>
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hall Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Griffins Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seminary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Seminary Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Cemetery
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:
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McLemoresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gleason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKenzie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Sitka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dyer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lavinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goat City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Tumbling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- McKenzie
- Milan
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 #1322168 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322168 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trezevant West
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0678427 Lon: -88.7397822
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Gibson, 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 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. |