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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Valley is located in Bartow County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.
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:
- Bartow 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.
- Adairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- McCallie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCallie is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rydal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Interchange Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Funkhouser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Chattooga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Zula ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Pennville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Trion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Taliaferro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taliaferro is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taliaferro
- Estimated population in 2019: 71 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Salacoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Waleska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Payne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payne is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Allatoona Pass
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Gibson Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
- Holly Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
- Tyson Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
- Breeze Hill Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
- Kingridge West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Acworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
- Mitchell Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
- Calumet Woods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
- Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
- Mars Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Kennesaw Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Shiloh West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
- Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
- Kennesaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
- Cobb Place Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bass Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
- Dykes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Floyd Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Armuchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chiaha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chiaha is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
- Mount Berry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summerville Park is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
- Central Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
- Gilmer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Whitestone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Yukon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Sonoraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Igo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Soapstick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Buff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Carters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Country Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- Forrister
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Hanlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Talmadge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Ludville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Hinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Talking Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Seney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
- Aragon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockmart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Villanow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Whitfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Crown Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Union Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Dalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Stoner Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Towe Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- John G Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickard Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- James M Shaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Denman Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewis - Linn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 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.
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Adairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grassdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassdale is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassdale
- White
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Farmville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Rodgers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rodgers is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McDaniels
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniels is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniels
- Murchisons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murchisons is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisons
- Cash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
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 31 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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. 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 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to Bartow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Cobb County
- Floyd County
- Gilmer County
- Gordon County
- Murray County
- Paulding County
- Pickens County
- Polk County
- Walker County
- Whitfield County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Valley, 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 things 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'. |