A visit to the Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mennonite Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
Lat: 38.4037° (38° 24' 13")
Lon: -78.9250° (-78° 55' 29")
The Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fishback Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dayton Mennonite Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Early Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockingham County Alms House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Thomas Family Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blosser Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Byerly Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robert Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverdale Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ames Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hernsberger / Wynant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northern Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Sinai UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weavers Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Mennonite Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Crawford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Erection
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Massanetta Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coakley Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottobine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weyers Cave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goods Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Mount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montevideo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Mennonite Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies less than 2 miles<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Solon
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 Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Rockingham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Pleasant Mennonite Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4037, Longitude: -78.9250 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |