Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has an estimated 56 gravesites, 20 of which have readable headstones.
The origin of this cemetery remains a mystery. It is listed on tax records as “cemetery” on 0.2652 acres of land, that appears to have been part of a larger parcel at one time, as is it now landlocked. The name “Pleasant Hills Cemetery” has been validated by the death certificate of Dock Bryant, which lists his burial place as “Pleasant Hill Cemetery,” and date of death as 02/13/1931. A corresponding marked headstone in this cemetery lists Dock Bryant with the same date of death. Anecdotal evidence links the Pleasant Hill Cemetery to Rivertown United Methodist Church (RUMC). Members from RUMC have said they have relatives buried at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, which is located ½ mile from RUMC’s first wooden church and cemetery, originally called Pleasant Hill Methodist Episcopal Church. Additionally, RUMC’s written history says the first meeting places were under two brush arbors, one of which was located close to the site of the old church. This could possibly be the Pleasant Hill Cemetery location; however, additional research is required to validate. (See Project Report) |