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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County: Angelina, Cherokee, Rusk, San Augustine & Shelby.

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:

  • Nacogdoches 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.
    • Appleby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Trawick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
    • Fitze
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Redfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Whispering Pines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Garrison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cushing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Looneyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Nat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
    • Nacogdoches
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Swift
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
    • Alazan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • River Crest Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Crest Estates
    • Platt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Platt is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt
    • Central
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Central is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Davisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Davisville is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Moffitt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
    • Redland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Redland is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
    • Pollok
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Clawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Clawson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Durant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durant is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Thomas Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Crossing
    • Alco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alco is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Reklaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wells
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Alto is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <1>
    • Ponta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Forest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Rusk
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <1>
    • Gallatin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Dotson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Long Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Buncome
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Gary City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Murvaul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Delray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Mount Enterprise
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Sulphur Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Caledonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Oak Flats
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Minden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Laneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brachfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • New Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • New Salem is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • Pinehill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Henderson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Big Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • San Augustine County
    • Denning
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Denning is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
    • Timpson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Tenaha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Short
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Choice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice

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.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Helpenstell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Strickland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Old Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southeast of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Old Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Prospect Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159989 <3>
  • Linn Flat Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nalls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old North Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old North Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old North Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Nacogdoches.
    • The Old North Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old North Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #282377 <3>
  • Old North Church Afro-American Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Hayter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<4>

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.

  • Appleby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Linn Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
  • Redfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Fitze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Mount Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Garrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lawsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Looneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Nacogdoches
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Swift
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Douglass
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glenfawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
    • Minden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Martinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 69 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. 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 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 Hill:

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>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'.
<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>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.