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 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 northeast 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 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 Grove is located in Halifax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
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:
- Halifax 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.
- Jones
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Westside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sign Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Banister Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cluster Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Sutherlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Crystal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Brookneal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hat Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hat Creek is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
- Gladys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Altavista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Aspenwall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Abell ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Wylliesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Drakes Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Nelson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Orgainville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Jeffress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Henrys Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Lucks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Markham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Kentuck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Spring Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Transco Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Chalk Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Sheva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Sonans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Semora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Blanch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Leasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whitetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitetown is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
- Pelham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Yanceyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- West Yanceyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Granville County (NC)
- Wilbourns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
- Ceffo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Allensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Whitt Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
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 south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cross Road Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Peaceful Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- Halifax Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Halifax Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Murphy Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 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.
- Mountain Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Ingram
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Rodden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rodden is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Paces
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Turbeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Meadville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Peytonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Laurel Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barksdale is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Sutherlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Delila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
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 29 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. 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 websites either 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 Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Campbell County
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Granville County
- Person County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Grove) 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |