Welcome to Pleasant Unity ...

Pleasant Unity is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Unity 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 Unity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Pleasant Unity is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pleasant Unity ...

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

• Murrysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Greensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Jeannette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• Connellsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Scottdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Irwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
  • Irwin is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <4>
• Manor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Blairsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Unity ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Unity? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Unity, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Unity.

Adding Pleasant Unity to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Unity 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 Unity was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pleasant Unity post office opened in 1825.

We also found Pleasant Unity in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/