About Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. It lies about 0.6 mi southeast of Augusta. The grounds sit at about 351 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Richard H. Vose and Edward Stanwood. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2736748. The nearest funeral home we know of is Plummer Funeral Home in Augusta, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 238 cemeteries we list in Kennebec County, and 99 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 238 listings in Kennebec County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Augusta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Among them: 1 governor, 1 writer.
- Richard H. Vose1803-1864Governor of Maine
- Edward Stanwood1841-1923American writer and editor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Pleasant Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
44.31845, -69.78664
What Mount Pleasant Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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Funeral homes near Mount Pleasant Cemetery
- Plummer Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 622-9311
- Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home & Cremation Care0.6 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 623-8722
- Funeral Alternatives0.7 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 626-8100
- Plummer Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 445-3000
- Staples Funeral Home & Cremation Care6.3 miFuneral home · Gardiner · (207) 582-3102
- Roberts Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Winthrop · (207) 377-6304
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Pleasant Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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