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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.

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 hospitals and 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 Mecklenburg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.

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:

  • Mecklenburg 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.
    • Opie
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Ogburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
    • South Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <3>
    • Union Level
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Dunns Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • La Crosse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
    • Wightman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
      • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Hagood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Marengo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Bracey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Boydton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
    • Cusco Willa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cusco Willa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Brodnax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County
    • Alberta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Gholsonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
    • Ezell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
    • Lawrenceville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jonesboro ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
      • Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
    • Gasburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
    • Powellton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
    • Ante
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Totaro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Totaro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Wylliesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wylliesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylliesburg
      • Wylliesburg is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylliesburg <3>
    • Keysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
    • Drakes Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drakes Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
      • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <3>
  • Dinwiddie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Oldenplace ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldenplace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
      • Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
    • Darvills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
    • McKenney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greensville County
    • Radium
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
  • Halifax County
    • Aarons Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
      • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
  • Lunenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Bagleys Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagleys Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
      • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
    • Wattsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
    • Oral Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oral Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
    • Lochleven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
    • Kenbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dundas
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
    • Lunenburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
    • Victoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
    • Pleasant Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Nutbush
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Meherrin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Forkland ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forkland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
      • Forkland is located in Nottoway County
    • Winnie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
    • Blackstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <3>
    • Crewe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
    • Burkeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
  • Prince Edward County
    • Green Bay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Prince Edward County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bay <3>
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Townsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bullock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <3>
    • Stovall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Halifax County (NC)
    • Littleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Northampton County (NC)
    • Henrico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
      • Henrico is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrico <3>
  • Vance County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Drewry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drewry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
      • Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
    • Middleburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
    • Flat Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Warren County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Grove, with the one closest to Pleasant Grove listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Wise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Church Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Norlina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
      • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <3>
    • Warren Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
      • Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Macon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
    • Manson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <3>
    • Snow Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Soul City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soul City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
      • Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vaughan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughan <3>
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Warren County (NC)

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.

  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Level Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Level Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Bethel Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Bethel Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Bethel Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Crestview Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crestview Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestview Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

  • South Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
    • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <3>
  • North View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
    • North View is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Union Level
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Bagleys Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bagleys Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
  • La Crosse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
    • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
  • Baskerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
    • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Smiths Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
    • Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Forksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
    • Forksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Wilburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
  • Wightman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wightman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Marengo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
    • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Brodnax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Brokenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Wattsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wattsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
      • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
    • Drapersville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drapersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
      • Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County

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 27 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 18 miles [29 km]<5>. 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 like to start with 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 36.7651, Longitude: -78.1789       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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