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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 Estates (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 Estates. 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 Estates ...

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 occur.

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

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant View Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant View Estates.

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 hospitals 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.

Pleasant View Estates is located in Cumberland County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Pleasant View Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant View Estates:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Pleasant View Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
    • Burke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Burke is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Lantana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
    • Crossville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Crab Orchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
    • Jewett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
    • Erasmus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Creston is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Center Ford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Bledsoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Winesap
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Ninemile
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
    • Summer City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
    • Pikeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brayton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
    • Brockdell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Clarkrange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Grimsley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wilder is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
  • Loudon County
  • McMinn County
    • Prigmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Prigmore is located in McMinn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Akeman Crossroad
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
    • Calico
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Calico is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
      • Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
    • Cute ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cute is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
    • Surprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Surprise is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
    • Decatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sewee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sewee is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
    • Goodfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Goodfield is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Bucklick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bucklick is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
    • Catoosa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Catoosa is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
    • Harriman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Nemo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Nemo is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Deermont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Deermont is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deermont
    • Lancing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lavender
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lavender is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
    • Oakdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oakdale is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Deer Lodge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
    • Wartburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Annadel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Annadel is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
    • Glades
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glades is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Obey City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
    • Lovejoy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
    • Hanging Limb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
    • Beaver Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Monterey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
  • Rhea County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Roddy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roddy is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
    • Spring City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
    • Cumberland Spring
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
    • Ogden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ogden is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Bryan Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Graysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Graysville is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Glen Alice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Glen Alice is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
    • Lakemont Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Rockwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cardiff is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Postoak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Postoak is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak has also been known as:
      • Post Oak Springs
    • College Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • College Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
    • Emory Gap
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Emory Gap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
    • Midtown Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Midtown Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown Heights
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,360 people
    • Midtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
    • Morrisgap ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Morrisgap is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
    • Bazel Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Sweetgum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
    • Cummingsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Spencer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.
    • Ravenscroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ravenscroft is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
    • Clarktown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Clarktown is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
    • Sparta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherry Creek is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Methodist is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
    • Doyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Doyle is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant View Estates.

Cemeteries Near Pleasant View Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant View Estates.

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 Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant View Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View Estates, with the one closest to Pleasant View Estates listed first.

  • Linary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Crossville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14735 <3>
  • Swan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Lick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodstock Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Homestead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hale Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Hoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (727 more) ...
    • Selby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brady Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kemmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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>

While we didn't find Pleasant View Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant View Estates.

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

  • Big Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
  • Wyatt ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
  • Burke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Burke is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Grassy Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
  • Lantana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
  • Music ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Music is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
  • Crossville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jewett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
  • Crab Orchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
  • Litton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Litton is located in Bledsoe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
  • Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Grapevine ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
    • Balta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Balta is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
    • Erasmus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant View Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant View Estates.

Newspapers Published in Pleasant View Estates ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant View Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant View Estates.

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 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 Estates:

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>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 Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.