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 (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. 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.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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 is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington & Wilcox.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Clarke County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Nettleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Whatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Zimco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Suggsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Toddtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Dixon's Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sweet Water
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Flatwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Aimwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Nanafalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Half Acre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Hybart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Vredenburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Claiborne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Perdue Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Beatrice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mexia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Wilcox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lower Peach Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Asahel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Yellow Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Kimbrough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Nellie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Rockwest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Lamison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Danzy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Henley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Culpeper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Culpeper is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
- Lower Peach Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Rural
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Dickinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny South
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunny South is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny South
- Atkeison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Vashti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vashti is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Choctaw Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Corner is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Corner
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yellow Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Clayhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhill is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Hill ...
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 Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Hill.
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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marengo County
- Monroe 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |