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 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 Yell 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 Yell County: Conway, Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Perry, Pope & Scott.
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:
- Yell 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.
- Briggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Wing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Waltreak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Chula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Aly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Havana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marvinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Avant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Jessieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Mountain Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Corley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Magazine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Sand Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Subiaco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carolan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fannie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Washita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Sims
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sims is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Fir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Pencil Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Mount Ida
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Alamo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Norman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Casa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Deberrie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deberrie is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deberrie
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Little Texas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Harvey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Cardiff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Parks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Boles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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.
- Briggs Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bluffton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Killian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aly Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tate Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Waltreak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.
- Briggsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Bluffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Wing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Chula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Aly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Onyx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Onyx is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onyx
- Shark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shark is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shark
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Gilkey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilkey is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilkey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Story
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marvinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
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 32 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 29 miles [46.7 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 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Yell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garland County
- Logan County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Scott 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 'point-to-point' 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'. |