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Pleasant View

Ghost town · Davis County, Iowa

Ottumwa South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500)
Ottumwa South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant View is a ghost town in Davis County, Iowa. It is one of 6 former communities in Davis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 79 Iowa counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant View as a historical populated place on the Bloomfield North 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 40.8253° N, 92.3794° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBloomfield North
Elevation825 ft
Nearest living townFloris, IA
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID465457
Coordinates40.82530, -92.37935

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What's there now

Pleasant View is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Floris, IA (population 121), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 825 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pleasant View?

Pleasant View is in Davis County, Iowa, at 40.8253, -92.3794.

How many ghost towns are in Davis County?

Davis County, Iowa has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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