Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...

So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pleasant Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Hill, please Contact Us.

Pleasant Hill would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

The location of Pleasant Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Hill is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Hill was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Pleasant Hill: This one is located in Van Buren County and the other is located in Polk County.

Beyond Iowa, there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), California (2), Delaware, Georgia (9), Illinois (4), Indiana, Kansas (6), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (6), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (9), Quebec, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (18), Texas (11), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Hill.

Communities near Pleasant Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Hill.

• Fairfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Eldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <5>
• Farmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Birmingham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Bonaparte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
  • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <5>
• Milton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Libertyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
• Pulaski
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
• Stockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport
  • Stockport is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockport <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Hill.

Adding Pleasant Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

We originally found mention of Pleasant Hill in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/