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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 doctors and hospitals 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 Valley is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Wyandotte (KS), Clinton, Jackson, Platte & Ray.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Clay County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Glenaire
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Claycomo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- East Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Oakview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Lee's Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Loch Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
- Loch Lloyd village
- Raymore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrelson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Lilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Turney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- River Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Maywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Bates City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Northmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waukomis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Parkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Weatherby Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Platte City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Farley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Woods Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Lawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Mission Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Westwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Fairway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Roeland Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <1>
- Merriam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Holliday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <1>
- Bain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount has also been known as:
- Fairmont Village
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Basehor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Basehor is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basehor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,656 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basehor <1>
- Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Hoge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoge is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
- Kickapoo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Wyandotte County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Kansas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Morris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Grinter Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Edwardsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Piper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Wallula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wallula is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
- Bonner Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Pence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Stark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crowley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minaville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minneville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30481 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28659 <2>
- Little Shoal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Pleasant Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Minaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Thornton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Courtney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Courtney is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Barry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- North Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nashua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Harlem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Centropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centropolis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centropolis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 182 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
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 helpful 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Jackson County
- Lafayette County
- Platte County
- Ray County
- Johnson County
- Leavenworth County
- Wyandotte 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 Valley, 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |