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Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...

Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County<1>.

The pronunciation of Pleasant Hill: PLEZ-ent<2>

Pleasant Hill is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Hill is located in McLean County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Pleasant Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: DuPage, Jo Daviess and Pike County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), California (2), Delaware, Georgia (9), Indiana, Iowa (2), 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.

Websites for Pleasant Hill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pleasant Hill, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pleasant Hill ...

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

  • Bloomington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Normal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pontiac
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <4>
  • Fairbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Roy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • El Paso
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chenoa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gridley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flanagan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hill ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pleasant Hill. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.