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 Plain (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 Plain. 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 Plain ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plain: Pleasant Pln.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Plain. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Plain.
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 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 Plain is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Plain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Plain:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Pleasant Plain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Oakhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Primus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Heath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Camp Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Bell Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Caskey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Fort Lawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Great Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lando
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Angelus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- Pageland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McBee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Croghan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darlington County
- Pine Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Mitford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Kershaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Bethune
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cassatt
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lafayette Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lugoff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Anson County (NC)
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Anson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Altan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jaars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Allens Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Carmel Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Rest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
- Waxhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wingate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marshville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Plain, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Plain.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Plain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Plain.
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 Plain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Plain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fork Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abney Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mobley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Plain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Plain.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Plain, with the one closest to Pleasant Plain listed first.
- Oakhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Kershaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taxahaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
- Primus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Tradesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Catarrh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
- New Cut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Cut is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Liberty Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Plain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Plain.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Plain ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Plain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Plain, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Plain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Plain:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- York County
- Anson County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union 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> | 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 Plain, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Plain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |