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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Valley 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 Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Colonial Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Camp Cox
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Van Wyck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Camp Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Irwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Edgemoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Fort Lawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Eureka Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Great Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gayle Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chesterfield County
- Pageland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Fort Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Lesslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- India Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lake Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cabarrus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Bosts Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bosts Mill is located in Cabarrus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosts Mill
- Georgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgeville is located in Cabarrus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Cramerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McAdenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- South Gastonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Woodland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Gastonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Lincoln County (NC)
- Lowesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Weddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Providence ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Chantilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Dalton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Pinecrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Wilmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Charlotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Stanly County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Stanfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Marvin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Waxhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jaars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Lake Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Stallings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Hemby Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Carmel Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Silver Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Independent Bible Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Six Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dinkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastside Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Waxhaw (NC).
- The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <2>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Andrew Jackson Memorial
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
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 Pleasant Valley had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Barberville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Harrison ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrison is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Belair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Fort Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfville is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
- Waxhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lesslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Van Wyck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- India Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- York County
- Cabarrus County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |