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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Grove is located in Seminole County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seminole County: Hughes, Okfuskee, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.
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:
- Seminole 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.
- Seminole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowlegs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wewoka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Konawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sasakwa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Etowah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Little Axe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Hughes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Holdenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yeager
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Spaulding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Wetumka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Horntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horntown is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Prague
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meeker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Sparks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McClain County
- Byars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Bearden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Paden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Ixl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Okemah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Newalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Byng
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oil Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Oakman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Earlsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Bellemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Sacred Heart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Macomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Aydelotte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
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.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cudjo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kinnelworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sweutka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Thrace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lima Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sacred Heart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Bellemont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Etowah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Francis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
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 138 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 30 miles [48.3 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 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Seminole County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Hughes County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |