Pleasant Mills, Indiana | |
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![]() Adams County's location in Indiana | |
Coordinates: 40°46′36″N84°50′30″W / 40.77667°N 84.84167°W | |
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County | Adams |
Township | St. Marys |
Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46733 |
Area code | 260 |
FIPS code | 18-60552 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 2830298 [1] |
Pleasant Mills is an unincorporated community in St. Marys Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]
A post office was established at Pleasant Mills in 1850. [3] Edward G. Coxen was named the Pleasant Mills Postmaster on January 16, 1850. It was named from its tranquil setting near a gristmill. [4]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1850 | 71 | — | |
1870 | 80 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [5] |
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.
The United States Census Bureau redefined Pittsburg as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [6]
...became Pleasant Mills because the only gristmill in the area was located here.