Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Gap (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Gap. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Calhoun, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) & Polk (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Gap:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Pleasant Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Noah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Ball Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Howells Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Kirk's Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Centre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Dailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Nances Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Merrellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Colvins Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Angel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Borden Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Grantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Fruithurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Muscadine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Heflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Lickskillet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Sigsbee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cotnam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ballplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Hale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hokes Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Anderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Cobb City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Edwardsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Glencoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Burns Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Jake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Bowdon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chattooga County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Chattoogaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Lyerly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brice is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
- Oreburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Robealou Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Robealou Acres is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robealou Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 973 people
- Atlanta Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
- Lindale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
- Wax
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wax is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Felton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Budapest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Waco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Bremen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Polk County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Esom Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cedartown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Seney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockmart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Gap.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Gap.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <2>
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pleasant Gap had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Gap, with the one closest to Pleasant Gap listed first.
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
- Ladiga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ladiga is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladiga
- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Borden Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Bluffton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluffton is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Esom Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Key
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Key is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Prior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prior is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Gap.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Gap ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Gap, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Gap.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Gap:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Cleburne County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Carroll County
- Chattooga County
- Floyd County
- Haralson County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |