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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:

36.7143, -76.1474

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>

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
  • Whitehart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitehart Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehart Cemetery
  • Kellam Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Kellam Family Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellam Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kellam Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Virginia Beach.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239233 <4>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Colonial Grove Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sargent March Corfrew Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Memorial Gardens is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
  • Roosevelt Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nimmo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Workmans Circle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Charity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Charity Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
    • Rosewood Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Rosewood Memorial Park is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Memorial Park
    • Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bainbridge & Elco Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
    • Blackwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery

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]<2> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mapleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mapleton is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Westview Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westview Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Village
  • Pungo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pungo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pungo
  • Kempsville Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kempsville Gardens is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempsville Gardens
  • Chesapeake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Town is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
  • Nimmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Nimmo is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo
  • Thalia Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thalia Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia Village
  • Pocahontas Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pocahontas Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Village
  • Aragona Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona Village
  • Sandbridge Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sandbridge Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbridge Beach
  • Burtons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Burtons is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtons
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Norfolk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Portsmouth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Moyock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Virginia Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alantic City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
    • Tulls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tulls is located in Currituck County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
    • Monticello Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Monticello Village is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Village
    • Sussex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sussex is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
    • North Virginia Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • North Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Virginia Beach
    • Cape Henry Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Henry Village is located in Virginia Beach City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Henry Village
    • Charlton Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
    • Snowden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Snowden is located in Currituck County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
    • Glenwood Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park

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 .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Virginia:
  • 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 #1780072  (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1780072 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
      • : Chesapeake (city)
      • Est. Elev: 5 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fentress
      • Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.7143164     Lon: -76.1474349
      • 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>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'.
    <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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