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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Juniata County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
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:
- Juniata 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.
- Doyles Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- McCullochs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Old Port
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Rutherford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Mexico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peru Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perulack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perulack is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perulack
- Locust Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Fruittown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Zerby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Ingleby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Spring Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Centre Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Panorama Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bears Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Caprivi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schlusser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Big Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Huntsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Lees Cross Roads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halifax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dauphin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Mowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mowersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowersville
- Dry Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Newbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newbridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbridge
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Orrstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pinola is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinola
- Pleasant Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hall is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hall
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Aughwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Mount Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ennisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Shirleysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Birdville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Donation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Orbisonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neelyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Rockhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Juniata Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Mattawana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mattawana is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawana
- Paintersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Yeagertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McVeytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alfarata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Belleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Kistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Bixler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Eshcol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- New Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elliottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Landisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falling Spring is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bannerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beaver Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Middle Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beavertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Aline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Paxtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Cherry Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
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.
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henry Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCoysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Waterford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <2>
- Millers Tomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Restland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant View had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
- Spruce Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Doyles Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Academia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Academia is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
- Honey Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- McCoysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McCoysville is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoysville
- McCullochs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Kistler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Saville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saville
- Reeds Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Andersonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonburg
- Cisna Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bixler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Port Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 72 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 18 miles [29 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 like to 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 Pleasant View:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 '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. 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. |