Pleasant View Cemetery is one of the older cemeteries of the county where there were many early settlers. The first burial was that of Mrs. Elvira Haven in 1855, and children of D. and H. Richmond were buried there from 1857 to 1860. A Civil War Veteran, W. S. Richmond, was buried there in 1891. T.M. and Elizabeth Walker and A.M. and Caroline Hart gave the land for the Walker Cemetery. It was recorded in May of 1876, and the name was changed to the Pleasant View Cemetery in 1916. It has also been known as Oak Grove Cemetery.
Other families buried there are the Walkers, Richmonds, Harts, Yorks, Jollisses, Coffmans, Smiths, and Shaws. Josephine Smith was buried there in 1882. F.M. Walker came to Madison county in 1855, and located in the township where his relatives still reside.
A "Pleasant View Cemetery Association" was organized in 1915 and ran for about 20 years.
234 interments are listed here.
"Please be respectful, do not hunt at night, do not disturb mourners, and leave this peaceful and revered place in good condition. Remember to practice CITO, always. Thank you."
While placing caches in Madison County we encountered many dead end roads and lots of them that are level B roads – this means there is NO gravel on them – they are mud after it rains. If you get stuck, you will have to call a tow truck. Please be aware of this and use caution when hunting these caches.