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 Grove (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 Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Pleasant Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Grove is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove:
- Jackson County (The home county of Pleasant Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Rash
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Haynes Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Hytop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Fackler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Kyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Ider
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Cartersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Henagar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Sylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Kaolin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gurley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dade County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Cole City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Stewart Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rising Fawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
- Wildwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walker County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
- Coffee County (TN)
- Ruthledge Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Franklin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Cowan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <1>
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Sewanee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sand Switch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Decherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grundy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Monteagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lankford Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sartain Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pelham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coalmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Lincoln County (TN)
- Flintville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Marion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Orme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Richard City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Whiteside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Whitwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Sikes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jacoway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gonce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gonce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crownover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pleasant Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Kirby Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Creek
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sunset is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fackler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Kyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Wannville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wannville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannville
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fabius
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fabius is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabius
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Grove ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeKalb County
- Madison County
- Dade County
- Walker County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Lincoln County
- Marion 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> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |