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 Hill Station (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 Hill Station. 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 Hill Station ...
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 Hill Station: Pleasant Hill Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 Hill Station is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Autauga, Chilton, Lowndes, Marengo, Perry & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill Station:
- Dallas County (The home county of Pleasant Hill Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Kings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Belknap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Casey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Casey is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Tyler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crumptonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Jones Bluff Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Statesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Autaugaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jones
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Forest Home
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Collirene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Bragg's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Petronia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Lowndesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hayneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Burkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vredenburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Augustin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Suttle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Ackerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Furman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Estelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Boykin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Pine Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Schuster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Awin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill Station, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill Station.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill Station.
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 Hill Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Sardis.
- The Adams Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21195 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Molette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Purefoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McColough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Mt. Leveton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Soles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Hill Station had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill Station, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill Station listed first.
- Kings
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Belknap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Dawson's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dawson's is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson's
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Minter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- King's Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- King's Landing is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Landing
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Furman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Collirene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill Station.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Hill Station ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill Station, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Hill Station.
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 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 Hill Station:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Butler County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Wilcox 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill Station) 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 Hill Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |