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.
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 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 Grove is located in Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
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:
- Muskingum 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.
- Wortley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- North Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Philo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Rock Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athens County
- Hartleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Conesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- New Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Fresno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Claysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abledell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Bluebell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Byesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Pleasant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Bladensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Gratiot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Wilkins Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Deavertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Eagleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Todds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Caldwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Kennonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Ashton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rehoboth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chalfants
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glenford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Postboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prosser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (578 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Sonora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- West Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brush Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
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 97 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 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 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 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |