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 doctors and 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 Sevier 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 Sevier County: Haywood (NC), Swain (NC), Blount, Cocke, Jefferson & Knox.
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:
- Sevier 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.
- Sevierville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Waldens Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Dupont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Middle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Boyds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Oak City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Millican Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millican Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Grove
- Seymour Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Panther ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
- Claxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Cowan Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Walland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
- Rocky Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
- Townsend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Seaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Red Bank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Eagleton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Chelsey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
- Alcoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Cocke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Bailey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey Town is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 428 people
- Carson Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Cosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clevenger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clevenger is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
- Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
- Wilsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Wilton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Edwina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jaybird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jimtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Grainger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Lea Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
- Massengill Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Massengill Mill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massengill Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,600 people
- Joppa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Wa-Ni Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Lulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Rutledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Hamblen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Collons Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Collons Ferry is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 986 people
- Monte Vista Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Cook Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
- Dumplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Piedmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Rocky Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
- Strawberry Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alena ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alena
- Dandridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- Baneberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Kimberlin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Thorn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Shooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Lyonton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonton
- Moshina Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moshina Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshina Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,335 people
- Wooddale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Ramsey Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
- Whites Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Bonny Kate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Luttrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Paulette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Maynardville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Warwicktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warwicktown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
- Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
- Graham County (NC)
- Fontana Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <1>
- Haywood County (NC)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Swain County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Forney ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Forney is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Bryson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Judson is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Cherokee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 west)
- Claiborne Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Gists Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gists Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gists Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cusik Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dupont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (853 more) ...
- Waldens Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Henderson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Sevierville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waldens Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldens Creek
- Catlettsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlettsburg
- Boyds Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Creek
- Pigeon Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Trundle Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Ellejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Henry Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Hornet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Kimberlin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wear Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wear Valley
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 35 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 11 miles [17.7 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 like to start 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 Sevier County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Blount County
- Cocke County
- Grainger County
- Hamblen County
- Jefferson County
- Knox County
- Union County
- Graham County
- Haywood County
- Swain 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |