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 Vale (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 Vale. 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 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 Vale is located in Tucker County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Tucker County: Barbour, Grant, Preston & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Vale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Vale:
- Tucker County (The home county of Pleasant Vale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Hambleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hambleton is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Pierce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Porterwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porterwood is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterwood
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Gladwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gladwin is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin
- Canaan Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Valley Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Furnace is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Furnace
- Kalamazoo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kalamazoo is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
- Huffman ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Vannoys Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Belington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
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- Calhoun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Clemtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemtown
- Valley Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmoth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmoth is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth
- Meriden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Clements ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clements is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Dobbin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
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- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bayard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Hopeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Greenland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenland is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Arthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Lahmansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lahmansville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahmansville
- Seymourville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Neel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Samaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hammond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Mineral County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Schell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Hartmansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Elk Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur City
- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Onego
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Onego is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onego
- Ketterman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Macksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macksville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksville
- Brushy Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Run is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Run
- Preston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Sell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macomber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macomber is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomber
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carmel is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Rowlesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salt Lick is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Tunnelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Heathers Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathers Run
- Terra Alta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Kingwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Dryfork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whyte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whyte is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whyte
- Harman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilman is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Evenwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evenwood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evenwood
- Wymer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wymer is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
- Harperton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harperton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperton
- Canfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Leadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leadsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadsville
- Elkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tigheville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigheville
- Taylor County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Knottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Thornton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Yates ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- West Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Brydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brydon is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brydon
- Fetterman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- Pruntytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Astor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Flemington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Upshur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Swamp Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swamp Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Run
- Gormley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gormley is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Teter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Excelsior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Garrett County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Red House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red House is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Fort Pendleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pendleton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pendleton
- Hutton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Loch Lynn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
- Mountain Lake Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Schell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schell is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Kitzmiller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Vale, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Vale.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Vale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Vale.
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 Vale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Vale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Bonifield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knotts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McNeely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fansler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Accident Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
While we didn't find Pleasant Vale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Vale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Vale, with the one closest to Pleasant Vale listed first.
- Lead Mine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Saint George
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Auvil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Parsons
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bretz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Coketon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coketon is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coketon
- Hannahsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hannahsville is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahsville
- Thomas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Sell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sell is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell
- Pleasant Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Horse Shoe Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Shoe Run is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Shoe Run
- Etam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etam is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Vale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Vale.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Vale ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Vale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Vale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Vale.
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 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 Vale:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Tucker County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Grant County
- Marion County
- Mineral County
- Pendleton County
- Preston County
- Randolph County
- Taylor County
- Upshur County
- Garrett County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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 Vale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant Vale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |