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 Acres (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 Acres. 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 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 Acres is located in Hancock County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Hamilton, Henry, Madison, Marion, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Acres:
- Hancock County (The home county of Pleasant Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- McCordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Denny Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Gem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Eagle Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizaville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Progress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Bridgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Olio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Durbin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Noblesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newark Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- North Ridge Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Brownsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Grant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Knightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cadiz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Greensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunreith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spiceland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Rocklane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Needham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whiteland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Smith Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Urmeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Stones Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bargersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Ingalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Markleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Perkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- River Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Castleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Charlesmac Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Meridian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Meridian Hills is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
- Williams Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Creek is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Beech Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- North Crows Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Rocky Ripple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Acton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Red House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Young
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Mooresville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Manilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Mays
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Gowdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Fountaintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Morristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Boggstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Knighthood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Hildebrand Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Jericho ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Acres.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Acres.
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 Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Bills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Klepfer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Acres, with the one closest to Pleasant Acres listed first.
- Mount Comfort
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Comfort is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Comfort
- Oaklandon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- McCordsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Fortville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fishers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Julietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Olio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Alfont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alfont is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Acres.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Acres ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Acres, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Acres.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Acres:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Delaware County
- Hamilton County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Acres, 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 Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |