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 View (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 View. 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 View ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant View.
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 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 View is located in Shelby County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Hancock, Johnson, Marion & Rush.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant View:
- Shelby County (The home county of Pleasant View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Clover Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Beech Brook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Knighthood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Pleasant View Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Taylorsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clifford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Rugby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Corn Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Eagle Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Village
- Zionsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Germantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Bridgewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Luxhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Fishers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Olio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- North Ridge Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Ridge Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Village
- Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Newark Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Village
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Noblesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Durbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- New Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Denny Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- McCordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Charlottesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
- Brownsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Knightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Ogden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Dunreith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Spiceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Rocklane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- New Whiteland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Whiteland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Bargersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Bluff Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Ingalls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Markleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fishersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersburg
- Lapel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Acton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warren Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Homecroft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Indianapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Castleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crows Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Red House ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Young
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Brookmoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brookmoor is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookmoor
- Mooresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahalasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Manilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Gowdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Milroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Gings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant View.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Murnan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mohr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cummingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Creek Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- New Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schildmeier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pleasant View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Acton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- London
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- New Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Julietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Julietta is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julietta
- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Fountaintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Gem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant View.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant View ...
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 387 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant View, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 View:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Boone County
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Hendricks County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morgan County
- Rush County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pleasant View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |