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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the east. 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/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the east contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 Sabine 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 Sabine Parish: De Soto, Natchitoches, Vernon, Newton (TX), Sabine (TX) & Shelby (TX).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Sabine 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.
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Bayou Scie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Noble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zwolle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Many
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville
- Negreet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Florien
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- De Soto Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Pelican
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Stanley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grand Cane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Logansport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Natchitoches Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Marthaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grappes Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Victoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Provencal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vowells Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Campti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Natchitoches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Caspari ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
- Clarence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Red River Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Hanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Lake End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Coushatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Edgefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Abington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halfway is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- East Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Westdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Hall Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Huxley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huxley is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Campti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campti is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
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 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCartney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ajax Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wofed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sebastian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (179 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Hill had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pleasant Hill had a population of 680 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Butler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Pelican
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marthaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Scie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Lake End
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Robeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Many
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Timon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coushatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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 25 miles [40.2 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Louisiana
- Pages specific to Sabine Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- De Soto Parish
- Natchitoches Parish
- Red River Parish
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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' (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'. |