1973 Map of Pleasantville

About this map

Pleasantville and the surrounding townships of Hale, Lincoln, and Pigeon reveal a mid-1970s landscape defined by deeply carved coulees and traditional Trempealeau County valley settlements. The terrain is a network of named drainages like Sleepy Valley, Dismore Coulee, and Sjuggerud Coulee that feed into the larger Pigeon Creek and the southern Trempealeau River. Local social and spiritual hubs are clearly marked, including the Elk Creek Ch, St Johns Ch, and the Community Hall near the northern border. For genealogists, the Wagner Cem is a notable landmark in the western hills. The map also documents the local extractive economy of the era, pinpointing numerous quarries, gravel pits, and a sandpit scattered among the ridges and valley floors.