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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Valley is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Conway, Johnson, Logan, Newton, Van Buren & Yell.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Pope County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Taral
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taral is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taral
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Center Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Caglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Hattieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pontoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pontoon is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon
- Winrock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winrock is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Solgohachia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Morrilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Hagarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ludwig
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Ozone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Union City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Delaware
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- New Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morrison Bluff is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Scranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Sand Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Cotton Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Subiaco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Limestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Deer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Swain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swain is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swain
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Casa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Casa is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Adona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Searcy County
- Witt's Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Rex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Alread
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Scotland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Dardanelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chickalah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chickalah is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickalah
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cotton Town is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Petit Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petit Jean is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petit Jean
- Ola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Birta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birta is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birta
- Belleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Pollard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pollard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55775 <3>
- Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chesser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McFadden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Brown - Rye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linker Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<4>
While we didn't find Pleasant Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Augsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Augsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Ross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Lutherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lutherville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherville
- Mill Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Caglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Piney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Pope County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Johnson County
- Logan County
- Newton County
- Perry County
- Searcy County
- Van Buren County
- Yell 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |