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 Walker 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 Walker County: Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Jefferson, Marion, Tuscaloosa & Winston.
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:
- Walker 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.
- Townley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <1>
- Saragossa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Edgil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- America
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Ardell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Arkadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- The Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bazemore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Rossland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Gu - Win
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kirkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Media
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- West Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Robbins Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Black Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Sayre
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Short Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Toadvine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Adamsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Rock City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Brilliant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thornhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- New Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Bull City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Samantha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Farriss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Slick Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Arley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Natural Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
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)
- Lawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Self Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steadman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Easly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (543 more) ...
- Lollar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
- Townley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Coal Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Saragossa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Edgil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- South Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Kansas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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 37 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 18 miles [29 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 first turn to 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 Walker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- Fayette County
- Jefferson County
- Marion County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Winston 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |