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Pleasant View

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Indiana

Westfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Westfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant View is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Indiana. It is the only former community in Hamilton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant View as a historical populated place on the Westfield topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.0208° N, 86.1836° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestfield
Elevation921 ft
Nearest living townWestfield, IN
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID2101567
Coordinates40.02083, -86.18361

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What's there now

Pleasant View is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Westfield, IN (population 51,109), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 921 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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