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 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 Hill is located in Wilkes County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilkes County: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, Iredell, Surry, Watauga & Yadkin.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Wilkes County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Ronda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
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- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Roaring River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaring River is located in Wilkes County
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- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Traphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Castle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Zebra ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zebra is located in Wilkes County
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- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moxley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Abshers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abshers is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abshers
- Dehart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Alexander County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Vashti
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
- Rocky Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hiddenite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stony Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Fairview Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Roaring Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glade Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Edmonds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Ennice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Scottville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Topia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Ashe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Transou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Glendale Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Obids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Wagoner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Calahaln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Bermuda Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mocksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Donnaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dozier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Grapewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
- River Ridge Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Cinnamon Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
- Eaglewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
- Hunters Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- The Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- Oak Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Robin Hood Trace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
- Sherwood Forest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Dorchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Iredell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Union Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Houstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Houstonville is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonville
- Love Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olin is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
- Turnersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Turnersburg is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersburg
- Cool Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Scotts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Brevard ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brevard is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Pinnacle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Elkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- State Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Thurmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Zephyr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stony Knoll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Devotion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Dobson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Cycle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Branon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Hamptonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Windsors Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Windsors Crossroads is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsors Crossroads
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Richmond Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Carroll County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lambsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Drenn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Cana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pipers Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Fancy Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Galax City (VA)
- Galax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Low Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Baywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County 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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Brier Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Center Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessies Chapel 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 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.
- Elkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elkin Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Benham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benham is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ronda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- State Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clingman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Rena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lomax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lomax is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Dellaplane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellaplane
- Marler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
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 23 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 17 miles [27.4 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 visit 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Wilkes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Alleghany County
- Ashe County
- Davie County
- Forsyth County
- Iredell County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Carroll County
- Galax City
- Grayson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |