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Nearest Communities to Pleasantville,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Pleasantville, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasantville:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Pleasantville.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Pleasantville is located in Marion County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Jasper, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek & Warren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 184 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Pleasantville. Of these communities, 156 are located in counties other than Marion County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Pleasantville (which is Marion County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Pleasantville

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Marion County   (where Pleasantville resides)
  • Clarke County
    • County Website:   https://clarkecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Clarke:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pleasantville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pleasantville.
      • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jacksonville is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jay
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jay is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Liberty
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jamison
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jamison is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Ottawa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ottawa is located in Clarke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Jasper County
  • Lucas County
    • County Website:   https://lucascounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lucas:   Chariton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pleasantville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pleasantville.
      • Purdy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Purdy is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Belinda
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Belinda is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
      • Tipperary
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Tipperary is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
      • Oakley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Oakley is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Williamson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Olmitz
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Olmitz is located in Lucas County
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      • Norwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Norwood is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Indianola Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Indianola Junction is located in Lucas County
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      • Whitebreast
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Whitebreast is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebreast
      • Chariton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Troy ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Troy is located in Lucas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Lucas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Russell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Zero
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Mahaska County
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://monroecounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Albia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pleasantville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pleasantville.
      • Weller
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Weller is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller
      • Bucknell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bucknell is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucknell
      • Consol
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Consol is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consol
      • Lovilia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rexfield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rexfield is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexfield
      • Bluff Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Miami
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Miami is located in Monroe County
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      • Buxton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Buxton is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Hiteman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hiteman is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiteman
      • Melrose
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Georgetown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hagerty
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hagerty is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Des Moines
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pleasantville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pleasantville.
      • Runnells
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Adelphi
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlisle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ottawa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ottawa is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Avon Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Avon Lake is located in Polk County
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      • Woodland Hills
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodland Hills is located in Polk County
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      • Avon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Avon is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Hastie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hastie is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
      • Ivy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ivy is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
      • Levey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Levey is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
      • Carbondale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Carbondale is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
      • Pleasant Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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        • Rising Sun
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • East Des Moines
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
        • South Ridge Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • South Ridge Estates is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge Estates
        • Mitchellville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Altoona
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Des Moines
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Des Moines is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Des Moines
        • Capitol Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Capitol Heights is located in Polk County
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        • Country Estate Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Easton Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Easton Place is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Place
        • The Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • The Meadows is located in Polk County
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        • Santiago
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bowsher
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Bowsher is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowsher
        • Norwalk
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Bondurant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Des Moines
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Millman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Millman is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millman
        • Norwoodville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Norwoodville is located in Polk County
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        • Berwick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Swanwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Swanwood is located in Polk County
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        • White Oak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • White Oak is located in Polk County
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        • Marquisville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Saylor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Saylor is located in Polk County
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        • Carney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Quilhart ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Quilhart is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quilhart
        • Saylor Station
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Saylor Station is located in Polk County
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        • Valley Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Valley Junction is located in Polk County
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        • Crestwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Crestwood is located in Polk County
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        • Enterprise
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Enterprise is located in Polk County
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        • Oralabor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Oralabor is located in Polk County
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        • Saylorville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Saylorville is located in Polk County
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        • Windsor Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Commerce
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Ashawa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ashawa is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashawa
        • Lovington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lovington is located in Polk County
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        • West Des Moines
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Farrar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Farrar is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
        • Ankeny
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Elkhart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Johnston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren County
    • County Website:   https://www.warrencountyia.gov/
    • County Seat for Warren:   Indianola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pleasantville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pleasantville.
      • Beech
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Beech is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
      • Sandyville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hartford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ford is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
      • Greenbush
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Greenbush is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Palmyra
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Ackworth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Ackworth is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Clarkson ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Clarkson is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Hammondsburgh ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hammondsburgh is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsburgh
      • Milo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacona
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerset Junction ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Summerset Junction is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset Junction
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Summerset
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Summerset is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerset
        • Indianola
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Scotch Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Scotch Ridge is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
        • Liberty Center
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lawrenceburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lawrenceburg is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
        • Cool
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Medora
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Medora is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
        • Lakewood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Prole
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Prole is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
        • Churchville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Martensdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Saint Marys
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Saint Marys is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
        • West Saint Marys
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • West Saint Marys is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Saint Marys
        • Wick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Wick is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
        • Conger
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Conger is located in Warren County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
        • Orillia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Cumming
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • New Virginia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • South River Crossing ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • South River Crossing is located in Warren County
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        • Bevington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Pleasantville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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