Welcome to Pleasant Valley ...

Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Valley 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 Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

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

Pleasant Valley is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasant Valley is located in the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Pleasant Valley: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Greenville County.

Beyond South Carolina, 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), Ohio (13), Oklahoma, Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, 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.

• Charlotte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Rock Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
• Indian Trail
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <4>
• Monroe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
• Matthews
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
• Mint Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <4>
• Fort Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <4>
• Waxhaw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
• Stallings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
  • Stallings is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <4>
• Belmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Valley ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pleasant Valley post office opened in 1829.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancastercountysc.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/