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:
39.3337, -78.1344
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 Berkeley County<2>.
The county seat for Berkeley County is located in Martinsburg. Martinsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerrardstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gerrardstown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrardstown Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Chapel Cemetery
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ganotown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ganotown Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganotown Cemetery
- Roe Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roe Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Meeting House Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paynes Chapel Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Chapel Cemetery
- Buck Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buck Hill Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brucetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brucetown Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brucetown Cemetery
- Prospect Hall - Edwards - Hunsicker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Darkesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Darkesville Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Gainesboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gainesboro Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro Cemetery
- Yeakley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Yeakley Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeakley Cemetery
- Upper Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Upper Ridge Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Ridge Cemetery
- Milburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Milburn Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn Cemetery
- Jabbers Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jabbers Hill Cemetery is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jabbers Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Arden UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Arden UMC Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arden UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Arden.
- The Arden UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968375 <5>
- Pitzers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Side Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- White Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Gerrardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Welltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Inwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Darkesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Shockeysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Albin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Wadesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Middleway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Cross Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nordic Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hayfield is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chambersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersville
- Summit Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
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 Berkeley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gerrardstown
- Martinsburg
- Winchester
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Berkeley 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 #1727610 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1727610 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: Berkeley
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Hall
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3337118 Lon: -78.1344458
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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