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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Grove.
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 hospitals and doctors 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 Grove is located in Cooper County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cooper County: Boone, Howard, Moniteau, Morgan, Pettis & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove:
- Cooper County (The home county of Pleasant Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Wooldridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Clarks Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Lamine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Pilot Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harriston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- McBaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Huntsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Rocheport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pierpont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Switch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Folsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Lindbergh
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- New Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Holts Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Hatton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Centertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Lohman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scruggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Jefferson City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Steinmetz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Lupus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McGirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Tipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Fortuna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- High Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Glensted
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glensted is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensted
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Higbee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Arrow Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Saline City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- West Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Robison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hickam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- Schmidt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Prairie Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Overton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Lupus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Clarks Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Rocheport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lone Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Kliever
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kliever is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kliever
- Bacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Boonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Grove ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Grove, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Cooper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Morgan County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |