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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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 Ripley 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 Ripley County: Clay (AR), Randolph (AR), Butler, Carter & Oregon.
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:
- Ripley 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.
- Doniphan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Briar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Fairdealing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Oxly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Ponder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Current View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Naylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Bardley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Gatewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Harviell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Neelyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oglesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Grandin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Ellsinore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chicopee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Oregon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Calm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Myrtle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Garfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Woodside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Williamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Dees Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Piedmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Current View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Success
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Datto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Moark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Corning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Supply
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Middlebrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Warm Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Maynard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Ingram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Elm Store
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Spikes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Reyno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Hamil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Biggers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
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.
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee - Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCluskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stevens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Worley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Riley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Grove had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Grandin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Doniphan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bennett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Barren ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barren is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren
- Gamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Fairdealing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Ponder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Halloran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halloran is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloran
- Chilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chilton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Belcher ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belcher is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
- Poynor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Poynor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Roxie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roxie is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Upalika
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upalika is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalika
- Gatewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
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 38 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. 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 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Ripley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Carter County
- Oregon County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Randolph 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |