Welcome to Pleasant View ...

Pleasant View is located in Jackson County<1>.

The location of Pleasant View has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant View, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.

Pleasant View is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant View lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Pleasant View: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Pleasant View ...

While we believe that this Pleasant View is located in Jackson County, we know of another 3 West Virginia communities named Pleasant View. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lincoln, Marion and Wood County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 59 communities that are also named Pleasant View - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (7), Utah (3), Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant View.

Communities near Pleasant View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant View.

• Point Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Ripley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Middleport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• New Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Mason
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Syracuse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Racine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <5>
• Hartford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>

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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant View. 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 View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant View ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant View? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant View.

Adding Pleasant View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant View post office opened in 1839.

We also found Pleasant View in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant View.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant View. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/