Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...
Pleasant Hill is located in Dane County<1>.
The location of Pleasant Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Pleasant Hill is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pleasant Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Pleasant Hill lies within the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), California (2), Delaware, Georgia (9), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (6), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (9), Quebec, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (18), Texas (11), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (2) and West Virginia (4).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Hill.
Communities near Pleasant Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Hill.
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263,094 people
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Sun Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Fitchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - McFarland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Monona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Cottage Grove is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,158 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dane County: www.co.dane.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |