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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Hill is located in Custer County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Custer County: Blaine, Buffalo, Dawson, Garfield, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Sherman & Valley.

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:

  • Custer 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.
    • Arnold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anselmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Callaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Merna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <1>
    • New Helena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
      • New Helena is located in Custer County
    • Broken Bow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
      • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
      • Broken Bow has also been known as:
      • Brokenbow
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <1>
    • Gates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Custer County
    • Oconto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine County
    • Dunning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Logan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Logan County
    • Gandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
      • Gandy is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Stapleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Thomas County
    • Halsey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsey
      • Halsey is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halsey <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for 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 50 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<5>

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.

  • Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Logan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Dale ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Custer County
  • Anselmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Callaway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Merna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
    • Merna is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <1>
  • Linscott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linscott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linscott
    • Linscott is located in Blaine County
  • New Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Helena
    • New Helena is located in Custer County
  • Gandy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Gandy is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Lodi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Custer County
  • Etna
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Custer County
  • Broken Bow
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
    • Broken Bow is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,437 people
    • Broken Bow has also been known as:
    • Brokenbow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <1>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lillian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
      • Lillian is located in Custer County
    • Dunning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
      • Gates is located in Custer County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Custer County: www.co.custer.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4803, Longitude: -100.0785       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.




 

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