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 and doctors 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 Union County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Centre, Clinton, Lycoming, Mifflin, Northumberland & Snyder.
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:
- Union 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.
- Hartleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mifflinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Laurelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Glen Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mazeppa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Pardee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Dry Valley Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Linntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linntown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linntown
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Woodward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fiedler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Wolfs Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wolfs Store is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfs Store
- Aaronsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Rebersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Millheim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Zerby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Penn Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Spring Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Loganton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenburr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Rauchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rauchtown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauchtown
- Tylersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Rote
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- McElhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngdale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngdale
- Avis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castanea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Salona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Dunnstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnstown is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnstown
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Columbia County
- Jerseytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jerseytown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseytown
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rife
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Erdman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erdman is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdman
- Gratz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knousetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Knousetown is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knousetown
- Swales
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McAlisterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Thompsontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Mifflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Port Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lycoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Collomsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Collomsville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collomsville
- Antes Fort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Antes Fort is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antes Fort
- Jersey Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Duboistown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duboistown is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duboistown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Linden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- South Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garden View is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden View
- Grimesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grimesville is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesville
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Faxon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Lycoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Alfarata
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Paintersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Honey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yeagertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Mooresburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mooresburg is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresburg
- Washingtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Washingtonville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Exchange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exchange is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Montour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
- Northumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watsontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Selinsgrove Junction is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove Junction
- Potts Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asherton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Asherton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherton
- McEwensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mile Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mile Run is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Run
- Keefers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Keefers is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefers
- Herndon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Augustaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Augustaville is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustaville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Pfoutz Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
- Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reward
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Reward is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Schuylkill County
- Klingerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Penns Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troxelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Middleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benfer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Coon Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Paxtonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Globe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe Mills is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Mills
- Beavertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kreamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kratzerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kratzerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kratzerville
- Beaver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Middle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Freeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
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.
- Hartleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Cedars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Berlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sierer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sierer Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sierer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Mazeppa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143727 <2>
- Union Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Boyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoltzfus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (156 more) ...
- Price Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hassingers Old Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
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.
- Rand
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rand is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
- Hartleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Swengel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swengel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swengel
- Millmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Mifflinburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Forest Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Penns Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cowan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- New Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pardee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Buffalo Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Crossroads is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Crossroads
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 58 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. 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 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Columbia County
- Dauphin County
- Juniata County
- Lycoming County
- Mifflin County
- Montour County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- Snyder County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |