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A visit to the Pleasant Shade Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pleasant Shade Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pleasant Shade Cemetery (FG ID #51692).

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 Shade Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Shade Cemetery:

36.9973, -76.4038

The Pleasant Shade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Newport News.

Adjacent to the Pleasant Shade Cemetery and just to the south is the Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Shade Cemetery.

Name Variations for Pleasant Shade Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Pleasant Shade Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Holly Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pleasant Shade Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • Maney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maney Cemetery is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maney Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Basset Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Basset Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basset Cemetery
  • Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
  • Lincoln Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lincoln Park Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park Cemetery
  • Hampton National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
  • Elmerton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Parklawn Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Carver Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Carver Memorial Park is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Hampton City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Carys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Carys Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Cemetery
    • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Peninsula Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peninsula Memorial Park is located in Newport News City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula Memorial Park
    • Ames Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ames Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Suffolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Norfolk City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Western Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Western Cemetery is located in Poquoson City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western 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 Shade Cemetery.

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

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 Shade Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Shade 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 Shade 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 Pleasant Shade Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51692

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1479348  (Pleasant Shade Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1479348 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
      • : Hampton (city)
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newport News South
      • Location given for Pleasant Shade Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9965364     Lon: -76.400502
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Shade 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.