A visit to the Pleasant Plain Memorial 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 Plain Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery:
36.7142, -77.3266
The Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery is located in Southampton County<1>.
The county seat for Southampton County is located in Courtland. Courtland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east of the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Capron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hassidiah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hassidiah Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassidiah Cemetery
- Hassidiah Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- High Hills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hills Cemetery
- Grigg Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Grigg Family Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg Family Cemetery
- Fountain Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- St. Mary's AME Zion Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebrell - Reese Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill 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]<2> of the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drewryville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Koskoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Worrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joyner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Texas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Capron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vincent Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boykins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Newsoms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emporia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skippers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sussex
(14 miles [22.5 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 Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Southampton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Plain Memorial 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 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 Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Southampton 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 Plain Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1472503 (Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1472503 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: Southampton
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Drewryville
- Location given for Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7143166 Lon: -77.3260833
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Southampton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Plain Memorial 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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