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 Hill (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 Hill. 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.
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 and doctors 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 Hill is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Benton, Carroll, Hardin, Henderson, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Decatur County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Chaseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Carroll County
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jacks Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Mifflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Johnson Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Centerview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Belle Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Lowryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Poplar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Huron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Hickman County
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Madison County
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Purdy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Stantonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Finger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Slickrock Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Lutts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adkisson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lafferty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ketton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ivey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Averett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (833 more) ...
- Red House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Thurman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Bath Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swift
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Beacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- New Era ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Darden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Hill ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Hill.
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 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Hickman County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Hill) 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |