Welcome to Pleasant Lake ...
Pleasant Lake is located on Cape Cod.
Pleasant Lake is located in Barnstable County<1>.
The location of Pleasant Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Lake: Pleasant Lk.
Pleasant Lake is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pleasant Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Pleasant Lake: (508) & (774)<4>
Communities Also Named Pleasant Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pleasant Lake - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota, North Dakota and Nova Scotia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Lake.
Communities near Pleasant Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Lake.
- Barnstable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Dennis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Brewster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Orleans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Eastham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Wellfleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Truro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Lake. 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 Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Lake.
Adding Pleasant Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Lake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pleasant Lake post office opened in 1880.
We also found Pleasant Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |