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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pleasant View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pleasant View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant View, please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pleasant View is historic, it would have been located within present day Florence County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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:

  • Florence 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.
    • Timmonsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cartersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Sardis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Ebenezer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Park City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Siesta Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siesta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Olanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <2>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • New Zion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sardinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gable
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Alcolu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Syracuse
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lydia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dovesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dovesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Bethune
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alcot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Manville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Laughlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Sellers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Marlboro County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
    • Drake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in Marlboro County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswego
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • East Sumter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sumter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Lakewood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Moore Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View, see our County-by-County Page for 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 52 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]<4>. 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:

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.

  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sansbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hill Cemetery
    • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469835 <5>
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Cartersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sansbury Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Field Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Field Cemetery
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (262 more) ...
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery

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.

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.

  • Timmonsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cartersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Sardis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Lamar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Syracuse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
  • Ebenezer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
  • Atkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
  • Howe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Oats
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
    • Oats is located in Darlington County
  • Effingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Florence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Palmetto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County

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.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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: 34.1213, Longitude: -79.9656       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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