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 Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...
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 Mills: Pleasant Mls. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Mills.
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 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 Mills is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Allen, Jay, Wells, Mercer (OH) & Van Wert (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Mills:
- Adams County (The home county of Pleasant Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coppess Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Preble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Magley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hoagland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Edgerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Yoder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hacienda Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Aboite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Markle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Jay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Antiville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Fiat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Salamonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Collett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Craigville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Tocsin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Reiffsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Ossian
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Petroleum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Travisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Nottingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Poneto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Allen County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Landeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Southworth is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Conant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Conant is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Scotts Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County (OH)
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scudder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Mercer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tama is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Wabash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Earley is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Celina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Recovery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Batson ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Batson is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- McGill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McGill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Payne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <1>
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Haviland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Worstville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Dague ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dague is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Grover Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Latty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Broughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hedges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Antwerp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Ottoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jennings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Willshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schumm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Ohio City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Convoy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Van Wert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Venedocia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Hoaglin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Mills.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Mills.
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 Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tricker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Mills had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Mills, with the one closest to Pleasant Mills listed first.
- Rivare
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rivare is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivare
- Willshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <1>
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Wolfcale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfcale is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcale
- Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Dull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Preble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peterson is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Mills.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Mills ...
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 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Mills, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Mills.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mills:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Wells County
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert 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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |