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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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Whitley County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitley County: Bell, Knox, Laurel, McCreary, Campbell (TN) & Claiborne (TN).

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:

  • Whitley County     (The home county of Pleasant View)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Pearl
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pearl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Pearl is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pearl
      • From Pleasant View to Pearl
    • Frakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fonde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pruden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Capito
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Capito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
      • Capito is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Capito
      • From Pleasant View to Capito
    • Ingram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ingram
      • From Pleasant View to Ingram
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Bell County
    • Premier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Premier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
      • Premier is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Premier
      • From Pleasant View to Premier
    • Yellow Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Stony Fork Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fourmile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourmile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
      • Fourmile is located in Bell County
    • Middlesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Warren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Barbourville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
      • Barbourville is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <2>
    • Trosper
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trosper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
      • Trosper is located in Knox County
    • Gray
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • North Corbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
      • North Corbin is located in Knox County
    • Artemus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artemus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
      • Artemus is located in Knox County
    • Heidrick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bimble
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bimble
      • Bimble is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bimble <2>
    • Cannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
      • Cannon is located in Knox County
    • Flat Lick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
      • Flat Lick is located in Knox County
    • Hinkle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
      • Hinkle is located in Knox County
    • Girdler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Dorthae
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Keavy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lily
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sublimity City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
      • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
  • McCreary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Pine Knot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Strunk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
      • Strunk is located in McCreary County
    • Revelo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
      • Revelo is located in McCreary County
    • Stearns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
      • Stearns is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <2>
    • Whitley City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley City
      • Whitley City is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitley City <2>
    • Marshes Siding
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
    • Smith Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
    • Wiborg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pulaski County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Victory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sloans Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Northfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Pulaski County
  • Wayne County
  • Campbell County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Jellico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Morley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Habersham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Elk Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanfill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Fincastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fincastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
      • Fincastle is located in Campbell County (TN)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
    • LaFollette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Flat Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Boy ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
      • Boy is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Demory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Girlton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
      • Girlton is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Claiborne County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Clairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamlin Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
      • Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Pruden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Speedwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Minton Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
      • Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
    • Harrogate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrogate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
      • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <2>
    • Shawanee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Goin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
      • Goin is located in Claiborne County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goin
      • From Pleasant View to Goin
    • Big Barren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scott County (TN)
  • Union County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Braden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Hollow ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Phebe ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phebe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
      • Phebe is located in Union County (TN)
    • Rhodelia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
      • Rhodelia is located in Union County (TN)
    • Loo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
      • Loo is located in Union County (TN)
    • Lost Creek ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
      • Lost Creek is located in Union County (TN)
    • Loyston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyston
      • Loyston is located in Union County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyston
      • From Pleasant View to Loyston

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pleasant View had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.

  • Saxton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
    • Saxton is located in Whitley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saxton
    • From Pleasant View to Saxton
  • Red Ash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Ash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
    • Red Ash is located in Whitley County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Ash
    • From Pleasant View to Red Ash
  • Williamsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jellico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Newcomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
    • Newcomb is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Carpenter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Whitley County
  • Rockholds
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clairfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
    • Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County (TN)
  • Youngs Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngs Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
    • Youngs Creek is located in Whitley County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Woodbine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Isham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Stockville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
      • Stockville is located in Campbell County (TN)

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 22 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant View) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6775, Longitude: -84.1287       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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