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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Independence County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Independence County: Cleburne, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Sharp, Stone & White.
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:
- Independence 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.
- Charlotte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Cord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Sulphur Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oil Trough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Southside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Almond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Wolf Bayou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Bayou
- Craighead County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Cash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Guion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Jacksonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Diaz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Swifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Island Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Grand Glaise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Saffell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Minturn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Powhatan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Black Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poinsett County
- Weiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Grange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Maxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Poughkeepsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Sidney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Marcella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Sunnydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
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.
- Holcombe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Batman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Landers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dorr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rawlings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eaves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Mack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fetser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
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.
- Dota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dota is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dota
- Sulphur Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Akron ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Akron is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Paroquet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paroquet is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paroquet
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Hazel Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Grove
- Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rosie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Oil Trough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elmo is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Jacksonport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
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 51 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Independence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Craighead County
- Izard County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Poinsett County
- Sharp County
- Stone County
- White County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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'. |