Welcome to Pleasant Grove ...

Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

Pleasant Grove is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Grove lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pleasant Grove is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County, we know of another 6 Georgia communities named Pleasant Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Catoosa, Forsyth, Grady, Troup, Union and Whitfield County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 99 communities that are also named Pleasant Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (5), California (2), Florida (5), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (8), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (6), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (9), Utah and Virginia (5).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Grove.

Communities near Pleasant Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Grove.

• Stockbridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Griffin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Locust Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• Hampton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Lovejoy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <5>
• Whitehouse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
• Barnesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Grove ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Grove.

Adding Pleasant Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Grove in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Grove post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spalding County: www.spaldingcounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/