Welcome to Pleasantville ...
Pleasantville is located in Hickman County<1>.
The location of Pleasantville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasantville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Pleasantville is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
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), West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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.
- Ashland Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Hohenwald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
- Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <4>
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Hickman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,561 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
- Graytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Voorhies
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
- Lobelville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobelville
- Lobelville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lobelville <4>
- Salt Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Hornertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Grandmother Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandmother Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 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 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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasantville ...
Looking for more information about Pleasantville? 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 Pleasantville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pleasantville post office opened in 1833.
We also found Pleasantville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
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 Hickman County: www.hickmanco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, 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 Pleasantville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |