Welcome to Pleasant View ...

Pleasant View is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Pleasant View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.

Pleasant View is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant View ...

While we believe that this Pleasant View is located in Shelby County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Pleasant View. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hamilton and Wabash County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 59 communities that are also named Pleasant View - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (7), Utah (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant View ...

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

• Indianapolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
  • Indianapolis is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianapolis <4>
• Greenwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Lawrence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
• Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Greenfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Shelbyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Beech Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Beech Grove is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Grove <4>
• Speedway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedway
  • Speedway is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedway <4>
• Bargersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville
  • Bargersville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bargersville <4>
• McCordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <4>

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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant View. 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 View.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant View ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant View? 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 View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant View.

Adding Pleasant View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant View in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pleasant View post office opened in 1841.

We also found Pleasant View in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov