Welcome to Pleasantville ...
Pleasantville is located in Trempealeau County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasantville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Pleasantville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pleasantville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pleasantville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Pleasantville - they are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Maryland (3), Missouri, New Jersey (3), New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasantville.
Communities near Pleasantville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasantville.
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Mondovi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Osseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
- Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
- Whitehall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Strum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Eleva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Ettrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Pleasantville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasantville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasantville. 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 Pleasantville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasantville. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasantville.
Adding Pleasantville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasantville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasantville was on a map titled Road Map for Wisconsin (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasantville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasantville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Trempealeau County: www.tremplocounty.com/
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 Trempealeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasantville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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. |