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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
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:
- Marshall 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.
- Street ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Hyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- Rayburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Askea Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Bright Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Snead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Wynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Birdie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baileyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hanceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cullman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rodentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Chigger Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Grove Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Cotnam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Lakeview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Greer ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Mountainboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Sardis City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Whitesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Benson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Langston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Aspel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Paint Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Rock City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lim Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Section
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Big Cove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Gurley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Hulaco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Apple Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Lacey's Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Valhermoso Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Steele
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bodine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. High Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (538 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crestview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Street ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Sidney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Hyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Red Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Horton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Warrenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <1>
- McLarty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Albertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Highmound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Grassy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
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 33 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 14 miles [22.5 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair 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 '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'. |