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 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 and hospitals 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Columbiana (OH), Mahoning (OH), Beaver, Butler & Mercer.
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:
- Lawrence 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.
- Ellport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Energy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Energy is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Rose Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Grant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Altman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- Wampum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harlansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- McCaslin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- South New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- East Moravia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Mahoningtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bradford Woods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradford Woods is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Wexford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Duff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Franklin Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
- Gibsonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Ingomar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leetsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Sewickley Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Kaylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Shadyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shadyside Village is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Village
- Shadyside Village has also been known as:
- Buffalo Creek
- Yellow Dog Village
- Laird Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laird Crossing is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Crossing
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradys Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Queenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Slate Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slate Lick is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Wurtemburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Goehring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- North Sewickley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Barrisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barrisville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrisville
- Koppel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Big Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Eastvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastvale is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Portersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Zelienople
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Connoquenessing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Evans City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Unionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Ribold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ribold is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ribold
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- North Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Courtneys Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Courtneys Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtneys Mills
- Leesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Swamproot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Swamproot is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamproot
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Carbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Perrys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venango County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Barkeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Clintonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eakin Corner is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin Corner
- Henderson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Bullion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Pearl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- State Line ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- East Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Unity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Mill Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- New Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Calcutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- La Croft
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Columbiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Liverpool
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- New Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lowellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Boardman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Youngstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Hubbard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Masury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- West Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Churchill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
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.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtemburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Run Cemetery
- The Camp Run Cemetery has also been known as:
- Camp Run United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44520 <2>
- Portersville Bible Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Church of Portersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Redeemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Polish National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pleasant Hill had 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.
- Wurtemburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Portersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellwood City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Middle Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Lancaster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Lancaster
- North Sewickley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- McKimm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKimm is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKimm
- Goehring
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goehring is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goehring
- Fombell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fombell is located in Beaver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fombell
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Rose Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
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 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 36 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 14 miles [22.5 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 like to start 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:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Armstrong County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning County
- Trumbull County
- Hancock 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' (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 Hill) 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |