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:
42.8944, -89.6468
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>
The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Dane County<2>.
The county seat for Dane County is located in Madison. Madison lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery .
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] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Primrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Primrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- St. Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Swiss Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Swiss Reformed Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Reformed Cemetery
- The Swiss Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swiss Cemetery
- Swiss UCC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89339 <5>
- Paoli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Paoli Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli Cemetery
- Greens Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Frenchtown Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frenchtown Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219828 <5>
- Perry Luterhan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- York Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Postville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Postville Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville Cemetery
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- German Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ula Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Ula Cemetery is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula Cemetery
- Story Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Story Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Glarus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Basco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Paoli
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paoli is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,539 people
- Mount Horeb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Klevenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Oak Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Blanchardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attica is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Blue Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oregon is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,731 people
- Fitchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
- Syene ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Syene is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syene
- Elvers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elvers is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvers
- Hollandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Mineral Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Pilgrim Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Village is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Village
- Cross Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Barneveld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barneveld is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albany is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Shorewood Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood Hills is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Pheasant Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Branch is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Branch
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,195 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Belleville
- Blanchardville
- Brooklyn
- Hollandale
- Middleton
- Monticello
- Mount Horeb
- New Glarus
- Oregon
- Verona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Dane 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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569835 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569835 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: Dane
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8944448 Lon: -89.6467888
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |