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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Hill is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Rhea & Roane.
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:
- Meigs 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.
- Akeman Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Calico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Beta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- East View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Ninemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Summer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Winesap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Pikeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Kiser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- McMullens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McMullens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Etola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bellefounte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Burke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Crab Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Rogers
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
- Hebbertsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Lake Pomeroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Lake Tansi Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Fairfield Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Birchwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Sale Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loudon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Loudon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Lenoir City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp Estates is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 919 people
- White Wing Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Wing Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Wing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,550 people
- Morganton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Alleghany ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alleghany is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Estimated population in 2014: 630 people
- Centersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Prigmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Manila
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Riceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamontville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Nonaburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Goodsprings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Grady
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vonore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Jalapa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Acorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn
- Belltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Harriman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Deermont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
- Coal Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Catoosa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catoosa is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Nemo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Coalfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Chestuee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bryan Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Cumberland Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Roane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Pioneer Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Glen Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Lakemont Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Divide ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Divide is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Divide
- Population from the 2010 Census: 328 people
- Postoak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Cardiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- College Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Midtown Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
- Midtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wasson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Culvahouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hornsby Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (904 more) ...
- Old Ten Mile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Euchee
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Sewee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Regret ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Lorraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Prigmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Spring City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Breedenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Barnardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnardsville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
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 60 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. 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 first visit 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 Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Blount County
- Bradley County
- Cumberland County
- Hamilton County
- Loudon County
- McMinn County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Roane 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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'. |