Pleasant Mills, Indiana

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Pleasant Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Adams County's location in Indiana
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Pleasant Mills
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°46′40″N84°50′32″W / 40.77778°N 84.84222°W / 40.77778; -84.84222 Coordinates: 40°46′40″N84°50′32″W / 40.77778°N 84.84222°W / 40.77778; -84.84222
Country United States
State Indiana
County Adams
Township St. Marys
Elevation
[1]
794 ft (242 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46733
FIPS code 18-60552 [2]
GNIS feature ID 441289

Pleasant Mills is an unincorporated community in St. Marys Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [3]

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History

A post office was established at Pleasant Mills in 1850. [4] Edward G. Coxen was named the Pleasant Mills Postmaster on January 16, 1850. It was named from its tranquil setting near a gristmill. [5]

Geography

Pleasant Mills is located at 40°46′40″N84°50′32″W / 40.77778°N 84.84222°W / 40.77778; -84.84222 .

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1850 71—
1870 80—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Pleasant Mills appeared as a separately-returned community in the U.S. Census twice, both times in the nineteenth century. Its highest officially-recorded population was 80 inhabitants in 1870.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Pleasant Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 15, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 August 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 266. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...became Pleasant Mills because the only gristmill in the area was located here.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)


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