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:
38.9334, -81.3123
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 Wirt County<2>.
The county seat for Wirt County is located in Elizabeth. Elizabeth lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Mt. Solon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Solon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Solon Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rector Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rector Cemetery
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Grove Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Mt. Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCrae Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCrae Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrae Cemetery
- Two Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Two Run Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Run Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- McCutcheon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McCutcheon Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutcheon Cemetery
- Hooam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooam Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooam Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Snyder Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Depue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Depue Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depue Cemetery
- Stalman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stalman Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalman Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Villers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Maze Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maze Cemetery
- Sixteen Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Belt Cemetery is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Creston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Millard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Burning Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Reedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Triplett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Rocksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Hur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Peewee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Freed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Graux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Oxbow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Garfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Newark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Windy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Beech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Arnoldsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Russet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Staten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
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 Wirt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth
- Grantsville
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Spencer
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 Wirt 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 #1852319 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852319 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: Wirt
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burning Springs
- Location given for Mount Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9334167 Lon: -81.3123409
- 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 Wirt, 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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