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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Grove, please Contact Us.
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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pleasant Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Bastrop County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove:
- Bastrop County (The home county of Pleasant Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Swift
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Swift
- Phelan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Paige
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wyldwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
- Alum Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Hills Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Cedar Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Upton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bell County
- Bartlett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Knobbs Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Blue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hicks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Loebau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Loebau is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loebau
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Old Dime Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Giddings
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dime Box
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Milam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Thorndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Travis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Littig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Manda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manda is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
- New Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Cele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cele is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cele
- Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pflugerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Daffan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Daffan is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daffan
- Windemere
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Windemere is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
- Three Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Villa Siesta Retirement Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beyersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beyersville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyersville
- Thrall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hutto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoxie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoxie is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
- Laneport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laneport is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
- Friendship ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Round Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elgin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
- The Elgin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elgin City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #512858 <3>
- Lawhon Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Standifer Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Eye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Three Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Schiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Dube Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dube Cemetery
- The Dube Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bachman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3296 <3>
- Old Knobbs Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Knobbs Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Pleasant Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coupland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littig
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Littig is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littig
- Sayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Rices Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Crossing
- New Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Sweden is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webberville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paige
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fedor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fedor is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedor
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dunlap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Thorndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hutto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Grove ...
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 300 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Grove, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grove:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Bastrop County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bell County
- Lee County
- Milam County
- Travis County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |