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 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Valley is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Bell, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Owsley & Perry.
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:
- Clay 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.
- Sidell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Fall Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Urban
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Urban is located in Clay County
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- Burning Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Fogertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fogertown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogertown
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Hima
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hima is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
- Larue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larue is located in Clay County
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- Benge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Garrard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
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- Sextons Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Goose Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Bell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Rella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Arjay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Dorton Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Stoney Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
- Jenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Kettle Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Breathitt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Jetts Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Copebranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Whick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Chenowee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Estill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Lynch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Wagersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Locust Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Harlan County
- Tacky Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Tyner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Annville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
- Dabolt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dabolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabolt
- Gray Hawk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
- McKee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Foxtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Waneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waneta is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
- Sandgap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Kerby Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Woollum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Crane Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Girdler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Cannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Hinkle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Scalf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Gray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heidrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Walker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- North Corbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Barbourville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dewitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Marydell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Maplesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
- Greenmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenmount is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- London
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sublimity City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- East Bernstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lily
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Dorthae
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bernstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Idamay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Idamay is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
- Heidelberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Lone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Beattyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Helens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Athol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Primrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Leslie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Bear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Sizerock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Roark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Thousandsticks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Essie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Confluence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Hoskinston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Hyden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stinnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wendover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Mozelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Warbranch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warbranch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
- Owsley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Island City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Mistletoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Ricetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Travellers Rest
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
- Vincent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Booneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pebworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Lerose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Saul
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Buckhorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gays Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Krypton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Chavies
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Busy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Avawam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Pulaski County
- Acorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acorn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mullins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Orlando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Climax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Wildie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Hansford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Corbin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Rockholds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
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.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- James Reid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Reid Cemetery
- The James Reid Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stivers Cemetery
- Bishop Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- The Sandlin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandlin Branch Cemetery
- Old Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coldiron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- The Hoskins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Island Creek Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lucinda Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucinda Baker Cemetery
- The Lucinda Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Island Creek Cemetery
- Island Creek Church Cemetery
- Hugh Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh Martin Cemetery
- The Hugh Martin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Cemetery
- Charlie Hornsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Hornsby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Charlie Hornsby Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Manchester.
- The Charlie Hornsby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282829 <2>
- Elijah Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Campbell Cemetery
- The Elijah Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campbell Cemetery
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ephram Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
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.
- Sidell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sidell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
- Burning Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burning Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Manchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeonroost
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pigeonroost is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonroost
- Laurel Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
- Larue
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larue is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
- Tanksley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tanksley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanksley
- Benge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Marydell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Crawford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Langnau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Langnau is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langnau
- Ammie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ammie is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sextons Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
- Goose Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goose Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
- Cane Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
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 6 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Breathitt County
- Estill County
- Harlan County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Laurel County
- Lee County
- Leslie County
- Owsley County
- Perry County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
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| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |