A visit to the Pleasant Retreat 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 Retreat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery:
32.3441, -95.3974
The Pleasant Retreat Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the east of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Retreat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beaird Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wood / Verner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West View Cemetery (African-American)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Galilee Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sevenleague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sevenleague Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenleague Cemetery
- Noonday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Retreat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chandler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tyler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lee Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Hideaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dogwood City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Moore Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leagueville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Browning
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Van
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Retreat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lindale
- Tyler
- Van
- Van lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pleasant Retreat Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Whitehouse
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 Pleasant Retreat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Retreat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1344237 (Pleasant Retreat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344237 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chandler
- Location given for Pleasant Retreat Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3440373 Lon: -95.3977323
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pleasant Retreat Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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