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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 Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, 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 Jackson Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Lincoln, Ouachita & Winn.

Below are the parishes that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:

  • Jackson Parish     (The home parish of Pleasant Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Zoar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Chatham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Weston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Eros
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <1>
    • Jonesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • East Hodge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Hodge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Hodge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Cartwright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Ansley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • English
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Liberty Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Vixen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Columbia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Banks Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
    • Clarks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Standard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Olla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <1>
    • Urania
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tullos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Averit ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
    • Choudrant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sibley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Ruston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grambling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedarton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
    • Simsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Ouachita Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Lapine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
    • Indian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Bosco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
    • Cuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Calhoun
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Forksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Frost Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
    • Eureka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Claiborne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Richwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
    • Pino Bayou Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
    • West Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Downsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Wilhite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilhite is located in Union Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Sikes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Dodson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Gansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Joyce
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winnfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethlehem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Coldwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.

  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tippen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dothan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Womack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brooklyn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Chatham Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Hickory Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Springs Church Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Banks Springs.
      • The Hickory Springs Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hickory Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507019 <3>
    • Greater Apostolic Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 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.

  • Dalley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Gaars Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Nash ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Weston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Cotton Plant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Hickory Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Flat Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Lapine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cadeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
    • Blankston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
    • Gansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville

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 35 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. 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 like to 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 Hill:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'.
<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>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.