A visit to the Pleasant Grove 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
39.3067, -81.3615
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Sharp - Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lower Newport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lower Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McMullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Newland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newland Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland Cemetery
- Chichester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chichester Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chichester Cemetery
- Farson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Grant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Hill Cemetery
- Rizer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rizer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rizer Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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]<3> of the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dallison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Horseneck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Willow Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Yankeeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Parkers Towne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Sandhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Belmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Newell Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- North Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Kanawha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Grand View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Greencastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Rusk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Belpre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Marietta
- Parkersburg
- Saint Marys
- Williamstown
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 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1986796 (Pleasant Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986796 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willow Island
- Location given for Pleasant Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3067419 Lon: -81.3615066
- 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 Wood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |