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Welcome to Pleasant Valley ...

So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pleasant Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Valley, please Contact Us.


Pleasant Valley would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.


The location of Pleasant Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


The pronunciation of Pleasant Valley: PLEH-zuhnt<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Valley is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Valley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Pleasant Valley once stood is in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Valley ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Valley is located in Muskingum County, we know of another 12 Ohio communities named Pleasant Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Harrison, Knox, Lake, Morgan, Pike, Ross, Stark, Tuscarawas and Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 141 communities that are also named Pleasant Valley - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (8), California (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (5), New Brunswick, New Jersey (4), New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (6), Oklahoma, Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (7), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (5), Washington (3), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant Valley ...

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

  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Zanesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Heath
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Heath is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <6>
  • Buckeye Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
    • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <6>
  • Hebron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
  • Crooksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
    • Crooksville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <6>
  • South Zanesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
    • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
  • Roseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dresden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Frazeysburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
    • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <6>

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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Valley. 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 Valley.

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

Adding Pleasant Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Valley 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 Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Pleasant Valley in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Pleasant Valley post office opened in 1900.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Muskingum, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pleasant Valley. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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