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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Grove is located in Limestone 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 Limestone County: Lauderdale, Lawrence, Madison, Morgan, Giles (TN) & Lincoln (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:
- Limestone 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.
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Elkmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Tanner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ford City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Leighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Wilson Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Muscle Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- South Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Confluence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Dells Vista Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Comer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Edmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Harvest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Jeff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Madison Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Monrovia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Triana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
- Simpson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Minor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Rascal Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lawrenceburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lincoln County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Cash Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Wayne County (TN)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
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.
- Sandlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandlin Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cairo
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Higgens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Rogersville.
- The Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26263 <3>
- Lentzville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elk River Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Legg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grigsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (957 more) ...
- Bedingfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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>
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.
- Lentzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Gipsy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Mount Rozell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Good Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Cartwright
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- O'Neal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neal is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Marbuts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
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 27 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Limestone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Giles County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |