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 Pleasantville (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 Pleasantville. 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.
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 doctors and 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.
Pleasantville is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Clark (IL), Crawford (IL), Clay, Greene, Knox & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Pleasantville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasantville:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Pleasantville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Gambill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Dugger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hymera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Howesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eel River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Cory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Saline City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Elnora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Capehart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Odon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- White Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Island City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Linton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilmour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Switz City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Jasonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Elliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Sandborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Freelandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwardsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Oaktown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bicknell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Busseron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Ragsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Fritchton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Monroe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Crane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burns City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Loogootee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Patricksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Lewis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Pimento
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairie Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Youngstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Riley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Prairieton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Heathsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oil Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Hutsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- West York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Villas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Villas is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Billett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasantville, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasantville.
Cemeteries Near Pleasantville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasantville.
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 Pleasantville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasantville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- McDade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Posey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pirtle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Booker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Begeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Delay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Island City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Linton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Land Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasantville had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasantville, with the one closest to Pleasantville listed first.
- Sandborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Marco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Island City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Linton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Freelandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Westphalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bushrod
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bushrod is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushrod
- Dugger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwardsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasantville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasantville.
Newspapers Published in Pleasantville ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasantville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasantville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasantville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Pleasantville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Owen County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 Pleasantville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasantville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |