A visit to the Mount Pleasant Baptist 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 Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery:
38.9509, -77.4189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfax County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Sterling Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterling Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Broad Run Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Forestville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Forestville Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
- Arnon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnon Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnon Cemetery
- Smiths Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Chapel Cemetery
- The Andrew Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrew Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sudley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sudley Cemetery is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Cemetery
- Mt. Zoar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zoar Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zoar Cemetery
- Fairfax City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfax City Cemetery is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax City Cemetery
- The Fairfax City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfax Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50180 <5>
- Moorefield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Moorefield Cemetery is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Floris
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Herndon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chantilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pender
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Springvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Sugarland Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugarland Run is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarland Run
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Countryside is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Arcola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- London Towne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Random Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Oakton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Wolf Trap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Trap is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Shouse Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shouse Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shouse Village
- Great Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Lee-Hi Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kenmore is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
- Lenah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
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 Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Herndon
- Reston
- Sterling
- Vienna
- Vienna lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
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 professional and volunteer 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fairfax 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1491480 (Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1491480 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: Fairfax
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herndon
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9509438 Lon: -77.4188766
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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 Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, 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 Baptist 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. |