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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 northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.

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 north 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 Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches Parish: Bienville, De Soto, Grant, Rapides, Red River, Sabine, Vernon & 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:

  • Natchitoches 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.
    • Grappes Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
    • Powhatan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Marthaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Campti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
    • Robeline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Natchitoches
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Victoria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Clarence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Provencal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Chestnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Alberta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alberta is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Castor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ringgold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Saline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burkplace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lucky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Bossier Parish
    • Atkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • De Soto Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Pelican
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Mansfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • South Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Grand Cane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frierson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Stanley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Red River Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Hanna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanna is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
    • Lake End
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
    • Coushatta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Carroll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Carroll is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Harmon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Halfway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Halfway is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Martin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Martin is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
    • Abington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • East Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • East Point is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Hall Summit
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Westdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Westdale is located in Red River Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
  • Sabine Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlin ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Bayou Scie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
    • Converse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Many
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Many is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <1>
    • Zwolle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Corleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
    • Fisher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winn Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Saint Maurice
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Couley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Couley is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
    • Coldwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • 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.

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ajax Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Browne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Springville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hawes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • McCartney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (140 more) ...
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Lake End
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake End is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
  • Butler ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Butler is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Coushatta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Allen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Timon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
  • Grappes Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
  • Pleasant Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pelican
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marthaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Campti
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <1>
  • East Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • East Point is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Robeline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mitchell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Carmel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel

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 26 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 20 miles [32.2 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:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.