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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

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.

A Few Details for Pleasant Grove ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Pleasant Grove was settled in 1850.
  • It was incorporated on January 18, 1855.

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 Grove is located in Utah County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Utah County: Carbon, Duchesne, Juab, Salt Lake, Sanpete, Tooele & Wasatch.

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:

  • Utah 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.
    • Lindon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
      • Lindon is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,462 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <2>
    • Bunker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • American Fork
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <2>
    • Vineyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Highland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Utah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
    • Geneva ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geneva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Geneva
      • From Pleasant Grove to Geneva
    • Christmas City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas City
      • Christmas City is located in Utah County
    • Olmstead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olmstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
      • Olmstead is located in Utah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olmstead
      • From Pleasant Grove to Olmstead
    • Orem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alpine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Aspen Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Juab County
  • Salt Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Canyon Oak Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Oak Village
      • Canyon Oak Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Willow Fort ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerhill Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Village
      • Summerhill Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Draper
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dimple Dell Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimple Dell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimple Dell Village
      • Dimple Dell Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Bluffdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cobblestone Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
      • Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Alta Canyon Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Canyon Village
      • Alta Canyon Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Emmaville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Raintree Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
      • Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton Majestic Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton Majestic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Majestic Village
      • Riverton Majestic Village is located in Salt Lake County
    • Riverton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Park City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Snyderville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • South Snyderville Basin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Altus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Summit Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Park
      • Summit Park is located in Summit County
    • Silver Creek Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Francis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
      • Francis is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • North Snyderville Basin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kamas Fort ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kamas Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas Fort
      • Kamas Fort is located in Summit County
      • Kamas Fort has also been known as:
      • Rhoades Valley Fort
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kamas Fort
      • From Pleasant Grove to Kamas Fort
    • Kamas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
      • Kamas is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <2>
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Summit County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <2>
  • Tooele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Sunshine ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Sunshine is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sunshine
      • From Pleasant Grove to Sunshine
    • Mercur ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ophir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Topliff ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gisborn ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gisborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisborn
      • Gisborn is located in Tooele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gisborn
      • From Pleasant Grove to Gisborn
    • Jacob City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • La Cigale ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Cigale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cigale
      • La Cigale is located in Tooele County
      • La Cigale has also been known as:
      • Cigale
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to La Cigale
      • From Pleasant Grove to La Cigale
    • West Dip ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Dip. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dip
      • West Dip is located in Tooele County
      • West Dip has also been known as:
      • West Mercur
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Dip
      • From Pleasant Grove to West Dip
    • Batesville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasatch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Wallsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Charleston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
    • Mound City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Interlaken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Heber City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jordanelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cranmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranmer
      • Cranmer is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cranmer
      • From Pleasant Grove to Cranmer
    • Hailstone ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Keetley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keetley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keetley
      • Keetley is located in Wasatch County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keetley
      • From Pleasant Grove to Keetley
    • Hideout
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideout have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideout
      • Hideout is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant Grove had a population of 1,926 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pleasant Grove had a population of 38,241 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.

  • American Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Alpine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lehi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <2>
  • Provo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Draper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Springville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <2>
  • Lake Shore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Utah County
  • Wallsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Charleston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Wasatch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Alta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Wasatch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <2>
    • Benjamin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 the Vicinity of 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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pleasant Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pleasant Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pleasant Grove.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6> of Pleasant Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

The official website for Pleasant Grove: www.plgrove.org/

The official website for Utah County: www.co.utah.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3639, Longitude: -111.7389    









 

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