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A visit to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery ...


The location of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery

Lat:   30.0002°   (30° 0' 0")

Lon:   -98.2020°   (-98° 12' 7")

The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Hays County<2>.

The county seat for Hays County is located in San Marcos. San Marcos lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery .

Name Variations for Pleasant Valley Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Peal Cemetery
  • Valley Ford Cemetery

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hays County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Valley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Pleasant Valley Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Crossing
      • Pleasant Valley Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Fischer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fischer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Fischer is located in Comal County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fischer <4>
    • Cloptins Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloptins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloptins Crossing
      • Cloptins Crossing is located in Hays County
    • Pioneer Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
      • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
    • Woodcreek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcreek
      • Woodcreek is located in Hays County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,758 people
    • Wimberley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cranes Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
      • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
    • Canyon City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
      • Canyon City is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Springs
      • Canyon Springs is located in Comal County
    • Westhaven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Comal County
    • Canyon Lake Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Lake Forest
      • Canyon Lake Forest is located in Comal County
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Sattler
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
        • Sattler is located in Comal County
      • Mount Gainor
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gainor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gainor
        • Mount Gainor is located in Hays County
      • Startzville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
        • Startzville is located in Comal County
      • Royal Forest
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
        • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
      • Twin Sisters
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
        • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
      • Hays City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
        • Hays City is located in Hays County
      • Henly
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henly
        • Henly is located in Hays County
      • Driftwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dripping Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blanco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Branch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
        • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <4>
      • Smithson Valley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
        • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hays County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Jacobs Well Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jacobs Well Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Well Cemetery
    • Mt. Sharp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Sharp Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The Mt. Sharp Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Sharp Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sharp Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5420 <6>
    • Hugo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hugo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hugo Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • The Hugo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Purgatory Springs Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hugo Cemetery
    • Bremer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bremer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bremer Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bremer Cemetery
    • Gatlin - Garrett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pursley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pursley Cemetery is located in Hays County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pursley Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Dripping Springs.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pursley Cemetery
    • Payton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payton Cemetery
    • Peyton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peyton Cemetery is located in Blanco County
      • The Peyton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boardhouse Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peyton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5918 <6>
    • Simon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simon Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simon Cemetery
    • Cranes Mill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cranes Mill Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Mill Cemetery
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jonas Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonas Cemetery is located in Comal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Dye Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dye Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
      • Twin Sisters Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Middlebrooks Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebrooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebrooks Cemetery
      • Henly Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • The Henly Cemetery is located in Blanco County
        • The Henly Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Flatcreek Cemetery
        • Henly Community Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henly Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4169 <6>
      • August Jonas Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the August Jonas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The August Jonas Cemetery is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the August Jonas Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4540 <6>
      • Jonas Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jonas Cemetery is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Cemetery
      • Rust Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rust Cemetery is located in Comal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
      • Phillips Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • McKellar Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKellar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKellar Cemetery is located in Hays County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKellar Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1376562  (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1376562 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Devils Backbone
      • County: Hays         Elev: 294
      • Location given for GNIS #1376562 (Pleasant Valley Cemetery)

    The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hays, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0002, Longitude: -98.2020       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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