Pleasantville, Indiana

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Pleasantville, Indiana
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Pleasantville
Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°58′01″N87°15′01″W / 38.96694°N 87.25028°W / 38.96694; -87.25028 Coordinates: 38°58′01″N87°15′01″W / 38.96694°N 87.25028°W / 38.96694; -87.25028
Country United States
State Indiana
County Sullivan
Township Jefferson
Elevation
[1]
545 ft (166 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47838
Area code(s) 812, 930
FIPS code 18-60732 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441356

Pleasantville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

Contents

The community is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established at Pleasantville in 1865, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1964. [4]

Geography

Pleasantville is located at 38°58′01″N87°15′01″W / 38.96694°N 87.25028°W / 38.96694; -87.25028 .

Education

Pleasantville's high school, built in 1916, closed in 1965 when it was consolidated into Union High School in nearby Dugger. However, the high school gym, constructed in 1954, is still used by the community. It hosted a Union High School basketball game in the 2014–15 season, with the Union team wearing Pleasantvllle Blue Streak uniforms. [5]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Pleasantville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. "Sullivan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. Neddenriep, Kyle (July 12, 2018). "An Indiana gym gem: Restoration of Pleasantville gym a pleasant surprise". Indianapolis Star . Retrieved July 13, 2018.