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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.

Name Variations for Pleasant Hill ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Pleasanthill.

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 doctors and 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 Hill is located in Saline 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 Saline County: Fillmore, Gage, Jefferson, Lancaster, Seward, Thayer & York.

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:

  • Saline 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.
    • Dorchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crete
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wilber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Friend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Swanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Western
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • De Witt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tobias
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Milligan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Exeter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <1>
    • Ohiowa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Strang
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Clatonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cortland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cortland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
      • Cortland is located in Gage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <1>
    • Pickrell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Gage County
    • Beatrice
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <1>
    • Daykin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daykin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daykin
      • Daykin is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daykin <1>
    • Harbine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbine
      • Harbine is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jansen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
      • Jansen is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jansen <1>
    • Powell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Jefferson County
    • Fairbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Kramer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
    • Berks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
      • Berks is located in Lancaster County
    • Hallam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Denton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sprague
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Princeton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Lancaster County
    • Emerald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
      • Emerald is located in Lancaster County
    • Roca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roca
      • Roca is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roca <1>
    • Hickman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Malcolm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • College View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College View
      • College View is located in Lancaster County
  • Seward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Camden ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Seward County
    • Milford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Grover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Grover is located in Seward County
    • Ruby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward County
    • Pleasant Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cordova
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goehner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Seward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Seward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <1>
    • Tamora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Tamora is located in Seward County
    • Garland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Utica
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Thayer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Alexandria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Waco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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.

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.

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Monroe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the northeast of Dorchester.
    • The Monroe Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ellison Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100984 <4>
  • North Fork Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Fork Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Fork Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Milligan and Wilber.  The cemetery lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of Milligan.
    • The North Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101050 <4>
  • Blue Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilber Czech Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilber Czech Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilber Czech Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wilber.
    • The Wilber Czech Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cecho Slovansky Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2182080 <4>
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Hill had a population of 199 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.

  • Dorchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crete
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Seward County
  • Kramer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
    • Kramer is located in Lancaster County
  • Berks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berks
    • Berks is located in Lancaster County
  • Friend
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Milford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Grover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Seward County
  • Western
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Swanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • De Witt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Denton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Dale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Ruby is located in Seward 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.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pleasant Hill.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of 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 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 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 Saline County: www.co.saline.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5867, Longitude: -97.0817       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Milligan and Wilber. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>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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