Pleasant View, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Pleasant View, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Pleasant View
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Shelby
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Moral
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.6644°N -85.9386°W
Elevation Ft:794
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:46126
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2830535

Pleasant View is an unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Pleasant View was laid out and platted in 1836 as a stagecoach stop on the Michigan turnpike.[1] Two old variant names of the community were Wrights and Doblestown. A post office was established under the name Wrights in 1828, and was renamed to Doblestown in 1837. It was renamed again to Pleasant View in 1841 and was discontinued in 1859.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: History of Shelby County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc.. 1887. Brant & Fuller. 450.
  2. Web site: Shelby County . Jim Forte Postal History . November 9, 2016.