4-569: Pleasant Valley Cemetery and Pleasant Valley Methodist Church were formed in 1805 and are located in Parke County, Indiana. The house was located in Raccoon Township , Parke County, Indiana. The first pastor of the church was William Taylor. Some of the first historical members were James Strange, brother of John Strange, the noted pioneer Methodist Circuit Rider; Bliss Kalley, a native of Massachusetts; Tobias Miller; Jacob Overpeck,
8-575: A native of Virginia; and Daniel Kalley. The families of these pioneers constituted a large part of the membership in the second generation. The member-ship increased to more than one hundred, and a new frame house was built about 1855. During the American Civil War , the house deteriorated, and services were stopped. In 1885 a new house was built, and services started again. The church and cemetery are located on Mansfield Rd. 2.8 miles East of Mansfield, IN. 47872. Pleasant Valley Cemetery adjoins
12-629: Is one of thirteen townships in Parke County, Indiana , United States. At the 2020 census , its population was 689 and it had 341 housing units. Raccoon Township took its name from the Big and Little Raccoon creeks. The Bridgeton Covered Bridge , Bridgeton Historic District , Conley's Ford Covered Bridge , Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge and Nevins Covered Bridge are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . According to
16-428: The church lot. It is difficult to locate this attraction, because many or the road names have been changed many times over the years and Mansfield Road is now called Country Road 37 (CR-37) on many mapping programs or GPS systems. It is also called East 700 South on some maps. Many pioneers are buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Parke County, Indiana Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana Raccoon Township
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