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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 Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   36.7142°   (36° 42' 51")

Lon:   -77.3266°   (-77° 19' 35")

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 .

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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
      • Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
    • Koskoo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Koskoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
      • Koskoo is located in Southampton County
    • Worrell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
      • Worrell is located in Southampton County
    • Joyner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
      • Joyner is located in Southampton County
    • Henry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Sussex County
    • Grizzard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County
    • Little Texas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Southampton County
    • Capron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Vincent Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
      • Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
    • Yale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Sussex County
    • Branchville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Shiloh
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Shiloh is located in Southampton County
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • White City is located in Emporia City
      • Margarettsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
        • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Newsoms
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
        • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Sebrell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
        • Sebrell is located in Southampton County
      • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
        • Sussex is located in Sussex County
      • Severn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
        • Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people

    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.

    • Boykins
      • Boykins lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boykins.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykins
    • Emporia

    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.<6>

    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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Branchville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Simmons Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Capron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Capron Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capron Cemetery
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery
    • Hassidiah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hassidiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hassidiah Cemetery is located in Sussex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hassidiah Cemetery
    • Hassidiah Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tucker - Murfee Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Tucker - Murfee Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
    • Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Southampton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Capron.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • High Hills Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Hills Cemetery
      • Grigg Family Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grigg Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grigg Family Cemetery is located in Greensville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The Gray Cemetery is located in Southampton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Cottage Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Hill Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1472503 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Drewryville
      • County: Southampton         Elev: 30
      • Location given for GNIS #1472503 (Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery)

    The official website for Southampton County: www.southamptoncounty.org/

    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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7142, Longitude: -77.3266    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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