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 Greenville County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
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:
- Greenville 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.
- Greer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- East Gate Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Taylors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wade Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- O'Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Five Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Woodland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mauldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Souci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Powderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Piedmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pelzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Chesnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Green Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Gray Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Tylersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Laurens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Dacusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Easley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arial
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Knob ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Pickens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Inman Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Crescent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairforest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Union County
- Colerain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Saluda
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tuxedo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Dana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Barker Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Valley Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Willow Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Tryon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Columbus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mill Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Harris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Holly Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Transylvania County (NC)
- Cedar Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greer City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Needmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rector Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
- Greer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Batesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Batesville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Duncan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Reidville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Flat is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Flat
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mauldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cashville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
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 5 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 3 miles [4.8 km]<2>. 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 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |