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.
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 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 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 Grove is located in Bedford County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Coffee, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore & Rutherford.
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:
- Bedford 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.
- Whitaker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Raus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Haley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vannatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Bell Buckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Hollow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Bradyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Homaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Tullahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Busy Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Beechgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Gossburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- New Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Forest Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Garner Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Decherd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lynnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Wheelerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Bufords
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Aymett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Gattistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Hughey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Elk Mill Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boonshill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Clarks Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Harms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Talley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Anes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Delina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Leftwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Scribner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Culleoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Eagleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Allisona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Rucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Burns Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Snell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Dillton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Murfreesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- College Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duplex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Peytonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
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.
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gabbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Word Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tallaferro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shearin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1881 more) ...
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barrett - Carlisle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pleasant Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Bedford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Chestnut Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Wheel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheel is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheel
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Talley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Singleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Singleton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Belfast
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Fall Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
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 93 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 18 miles [29 km]<4>. 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 first visit 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |