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 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 Hill is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: DeKalb, Madison, Marshall, Dade (GA), Franklin (TN) & Marion (TN).
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:
- Jackson 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.
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Aspel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Section
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Lim Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Cherokee County
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Grove Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Hix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Chigger Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Whiton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Luttrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Fyffe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Geraldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Floy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Sardis City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Whitesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Mountainboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Yancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Greer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Keener
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Owens' Cross Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Maysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Ryland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Greenwycke Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbus City Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Columbus City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Peters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Rayburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Hustleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Guntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Wyeth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Morgan City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
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.
- Gross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCamy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vaught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Guffy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
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.
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Langston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swearengin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swearengin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Pendergrass ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pendergrass is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass
- Lim Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Larkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Meltonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Grove Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thirtynine ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thirtynine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtynine
- Talley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Talley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Scottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 35 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Morgan 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |