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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
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:
- Lincoln 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.
- Park City Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Camargo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Howell Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clarks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Corder Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Elk Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Harms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Whitaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Raus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Southgate Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Huntland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lexie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Beans Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Estill Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Wheelerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Ardmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Frankewing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Trigg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Delina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orrs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Globe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Francisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Caro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Ardmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Center Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Capshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Elkmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hay's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Key's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Toney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meridianville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Harvest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Normal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chase
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Towry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirkland Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1430 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<2>
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.
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Camargo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fisk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fisk is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Kelso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Key's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Cash Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Howell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
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 22 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3>. 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 start with 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 Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |