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 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 southeast 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 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 Hill is located in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County: Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, McDowell (WV) & Mercer (WV).
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:
- Tazewell 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.
- Harman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Dunford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunford Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunford Village
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Pounding Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claypool Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Red Ash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
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- Peapatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Mavisdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Matney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Janey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
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- Rowe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
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- Council
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Vansant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grundy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Royal City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bucu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Carrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Aily
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
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- Haysi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Dye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dye is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Honaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Elk Garden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Garden is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
- Artrip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Jessees Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Broadford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Cardwell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Allison Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Saltville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Seven Mile Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Chilhowie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Adwolf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
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- Atkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Clinchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clinchburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
- Fleet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Glenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Loves Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Brumley Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Pike County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Paw Paw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Stopover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stopover is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stopover
- Majestic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic is located in Pike County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- McDowell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Peapatch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peapatch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peapatch
- Height
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Height is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Height
- Newhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- War
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Yukon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yukon is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Bishop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Flats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Flats is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Flats
- Paynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Gary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union City is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Thorpe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
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- Mercer County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Coopers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Bramwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nemours
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
- Coaldale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coaldale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Freeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Flipping
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flipping is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flipping
- Bluefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montcalm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montcalm
- Littlesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Weyanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weyanoke is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
- Mingo County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Baisden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gilbert Creek is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Creek
- Wharncliffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyoming County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Woosley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woosley is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley
- Fanny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fanny is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanny
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Baileysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysville
- Mullensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mullensville is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullensville
- Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Cub City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cub City is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub City
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Fork is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Fork
- Sun Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Hill
- Uno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Uno is located in Wyoming County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno
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.
- Lowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Company Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altizer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Altizer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (759 more) ...
- Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pleasant Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Harman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harman is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harman
- Bearwallow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bearwallow is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pounding Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
- Gap Store
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Store is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Store
- Sayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sayersville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Doran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Steeleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shraders
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shraders is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
- Bradshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
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 9 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Tazewell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Russell County
- Smyth County
- Washington County
- Pike County
- McDowell County
- Mercer County
- Mingo County
- Wyoming 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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'. |