Pleasant Gap, Alabama

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Pleasant Gap
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Pleasant Gap
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°59′15″N85°31′12″W / 33.98750°N 85.52000°W / 33.98750; -85.52000 Coordinates: 33°59′15″N85°31′12″W / 33.98750°N 85.52000°W / 33.98750; -85.52000
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID160400 [1]

Pleasant Gap, also known as Pleasantsgap and Stocks Mills, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

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History

A post office called Pleasant Gap was established in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932. [2] The community was named from a nearby gap at Frog Mountain. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
1880 120
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

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References

  1. "Pleasant Gap". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.