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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Valley is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Webber City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Busby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Loretto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Weakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Campbellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Bufords
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Powell Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Green Field
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Duck River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Aetna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Swan Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Voorhies
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Boonshill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Dellrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hughey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Cash Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Cornersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- South Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Orrs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Belfast
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Screamer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Scotts Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Broadview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Frierson Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Culleoka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Hampshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Scribner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Ashland Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Slickrock Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Anderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Arkdell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Corum ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Green Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Lester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pettusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mint Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- May Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Freeman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1128 more) ...
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Pleasant Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Seven ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Weakley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Ethridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Campbellsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bodenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Brace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Lawrenceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Crestview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Bufords
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Summertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yokley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yokley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Henryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone 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 Valley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |