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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 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 Hill is located in Calloway County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calloway County: Graves, Marshall, Trigg, Henry (TN) & Stewart (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Calloway County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Almo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Kirksey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Protemus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Tri City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Bell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Symsonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Lynnville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Mayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Pryorsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Ledbetter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Carmack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lamasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Eddyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Hardin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Fairdealing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Sharpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Gilbertsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Calvert City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Reidland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Krebs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Trigg Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Cadiz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pope County (IL)
- Hamletsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Henry County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Conyersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Puryear
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mandels is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Whitlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Cottage Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- India
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Stewart County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Snider
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Weakley County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Curd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Murray Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (885 more) ...
- Sage Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Byars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Pleasant Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Wadesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesboro is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Dexter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hardin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Kirksey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Hico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pottertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pottertown is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottertown
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairdealing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harvey is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Backusburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Backusburg is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backusburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Hill ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Hill.
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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Calloway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Graves County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Pope County
- Henry County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |