Pleasantville is an
unincorporated community
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in
Jefferson Township,
Sullivan County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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.
The community is part of the
Terre Haute
Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.
History
A post office was established at Pleasantville in 1865, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1964.
Geography
Pleasantville is located at .
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.
References
Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Terre Haute metropolitan area
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