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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 Plains (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 Plains. 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 Plains ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plains: Pleasant Plns.

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 southwest 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 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 Plains is located in Sangamon County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Plains:

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Pleasant Plains)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Salisbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
    • Berlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Pasfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
    • New Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <2>
    • Curran
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
      • Curran is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Cantrall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
      • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <2>
    • Loami
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loami have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loami
      • Loami is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loami <2>
    • Jerome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
      • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Leland Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
      • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Hawthorne Place
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Ashland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
    • Philadelphia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
    • Old Princeton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
    • Virginia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <2>
    • Chandlerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jules
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jules have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
      • Jules is located in Cass County
    • Arenzville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bluff Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hagener
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagener have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
    • Beardstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Fulton County
    • Marbletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
      • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Elkhart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • New Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <2>
    • Broadwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Lake Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Macoupin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Virden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Modesto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modesto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
      • Modesto is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <2>
    • Scottville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Scottville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
    • Girard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • White City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Mason County
    • Kilbourne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Long Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
    • Easton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
    • Poplar City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar City
      • Poplar City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar City <2>
    • Teheran
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
    • Mason City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Havana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Tallula
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Petersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Athens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Greenview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
      • Greenview is located in Menard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
    • Croft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Menard County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Prentice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Alexander
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Literberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Arnold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
    • Pisgah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
    • Arcadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Waverly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
    • Jacksonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Jacksonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Woodson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <2>
    • Chapin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <2>
  • Schuyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.
    • Bluff City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
    • Browning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <2>
    • Frederick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Plains, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Plains.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pleasant Plains ...

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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Plains.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pleasant Plains. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pleasant Plains and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pleasant Plains.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Pleasant Plains.

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 Plains:

Cemeteries Near Pleasant Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Plains.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.

  • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
  • Irwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Richland Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Baptist Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
  • Cogdal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Ashland City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Flinn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (370 more) ...
    • Smedly Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smedly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smedly Cemetery
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
    • Farmers Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Point Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Plains had a population of 518 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pleasant Plains had a population of 792 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Plains, with the one closest to Pleasant Plains listed first.

  • Richland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Sangamon County
  • Tallula
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Loyd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Menard County
  • Ashland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
    • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
  • Prentice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Morgan County
  • Farmingdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
    • Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
  • Gurney ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Berlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Pasfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pasfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
    • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
  • Hill Top
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
    • Hill Top is located in Menard County
  • Jordanville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <2>
    • Bradfordton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
      • Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
    • Newmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Plains.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8741, Longitude: -89.9202       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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