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:
39.3095, -79.9056
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 Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the west northwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knottsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Current Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bluemont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bluemont Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluemont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77798 <5>
- Grafton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grafton Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
- Grafton National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McConkey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Amnon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amnon Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Cassell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Cassell Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cassell Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Newburg.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thornton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Knottsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Clemtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Newburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Yates ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fetterman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Brydon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Valley Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Neel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Threefork Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Pruntytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Tunnelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Adaland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaland is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaland
- Meriden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Kalamazoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Macomber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
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 Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fetterman
- Gladesville
- Grafton
- Newburg
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 Mt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor 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 #1689899 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1689899 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 454 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thornton
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3095399 Lon: -79.9056284
- 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 Taylor, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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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