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 View (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 View. 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 View ...
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 View: Pleasant Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant View.
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 doctors 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 View is located in Horry 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant View:
- Horry County (The home county of Pleasant View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Green Sea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aynor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galivants Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Red Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Cochran Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Hickory Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Lake View
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pamplico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Gresham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laughlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Carolina Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Tabor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Fair Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Ironhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cribb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Grist
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Chadbourn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Pine Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Marietta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant View.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Loris.
- The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Star Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <3>
- Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Cemetery
- Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Craham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Galivants Ferry.
- The Rehoboth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143784 <3>
- Mt. Pillar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (429 more) ...
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Sea Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Sea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Bayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Gurley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Cool Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Privetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Galivants Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Loris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Gideon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mullins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Fair Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant View.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant View ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant View, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant View.
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 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 View:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Robeson 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 View) 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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |