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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Valley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pleasant Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Pleasant Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Pleasant Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Cowley County.
To see how the shape of Kansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cowley County: Butler, Chautauqua, Elk, Sedgwick, Sumner, Kay (OK) & Osage (OK).
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:
- Cowley 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.
- Parkerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Moxham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Arkansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Tresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Silverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rainbow Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
- Hackney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Maple City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Tisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Douglass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smileyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smileyville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
- Wingate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingate is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Clay Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Chautauqua County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Cedar Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Cedar Vale has also been known as:
- Cedar
- Cedarvale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <2>
- Osro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Osro is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
- Osro has also been known as:
- Osrow
- Ozro Falls
- Ozro
- Ozrow
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Layton is located in Chautauqua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Sedgwick County
- Mulvane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Geuda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Paton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
- Former name for Oxford:
- Hapawalla
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- South Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Plaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cicero is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunnewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Drury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Perth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Kay County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Chilocco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Newkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kildare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kildare is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Kaw City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Braman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Blackwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponca City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Osage County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Frankfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Grainola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Webb City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Foraker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Shidler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McCord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McCord is located in Osage County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
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.
- South Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cowley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tannehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mercer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92734 <3>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview - Griffith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
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.
- Arkansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Tresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tresham is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Geuda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Chilocco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Hackney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Maple City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Tisdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tisdale is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kellogg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellogg is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Cowley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
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 77 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. 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 start with 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Kansas
- Pages specific to Cowley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Chautauqua County
- Sedgwick County
- Sumner County
- Kay County
- Osage County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'. |