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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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 Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Valley is located in Lamoille County.
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamoille County: Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Orleans & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley:
- Lamoille County (The home county of Pleasant Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Stowe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stowe is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
- Belvidere Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Junction
- Cadys Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cadys Falls is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadys Falls
- Hyde Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Village is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Addison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Starksboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Starksboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monkton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- North Ferrisburgh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- South Starksboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Starksboro
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
- East Hardwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Walden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Walden is located in Caledonia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Walden
- Chittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Underhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Underhill is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
- Westford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Westford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Jericho Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essex Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Center
- Essex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essex is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
- Pages Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pages Corner is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages Corner
- Bolton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- North Williston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Williston is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Williston
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Binghamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
- East Georgia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Georgia
- Bakersfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
- Bakersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Georgia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
- West Georgia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Georgia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Georgia
- Grand Isle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Grand Isle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- South Hero
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Keeler Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Keeler Bay is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler Bay
- Pearl
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Adams Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Landing is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Landing
- North Hero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Hero is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hero
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- North Hero
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Isle La Motte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isle La Motte is located in Grand Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle La Motte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Isle la Motte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Craftsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Craftsbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- East Craftsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Craftsbury
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albany Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albany Center is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Center
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
- South Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Albany is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Albany
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- East Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Albany is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Albany
- Greensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greensboro is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Greensboro Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Waterbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Worcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Worcester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Duxbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Middlesex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Worcester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moretown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moretown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Maple Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- North Fayston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- Calais
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Calais
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Calais is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Calais
- Clinton County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Cumberland Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Head is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Head
- Point Au Roche
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Point Au Roche is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Au Roche
- Parc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parc is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parc
- Ausable Chasm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ausable Chasm is located in Clinton County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ausable Chasm
- Plattsburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Essex County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Port Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willsboro Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willsboro Point is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willsboro Point
- Port Douglass
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Douglass is located in Essex County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Douglass
- Willsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keeseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Irish Settlement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountainview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Cambridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Underhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Underhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Giddings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Underhill Flats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Pleasant Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Valley, with the one closest to Pleasant Valley listed first.
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Underhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Underhill is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Underhill
- Cambridge Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge Junction is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
- Underhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Underhill Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Underhill Center is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill Center
- Binghamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Binghamville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
- North Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
- Westford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Waterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville is located in Lamoille County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- East Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Fletcher is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fletcher
- Fairfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Valley ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Valley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Valley.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant Valley:
- Websites specific to Vermont
- Pages specific to Lamoille County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Addison County
- Caledonia County
- Chittenden County
- Franklin County
- Grand Isle County
- Orleans County
- Washington County
- Clinton County
- Essex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont
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 Valley, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |