Welcome to Pleasant Valley ...
Pleasant Valley is located Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas 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 1876. A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.) Pleasant Valley is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Pleasant Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County, we know of another 6 Texas communities named Pleasant Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Garza, Hunt, Lamb, Palo Pinto, Potter and Wichita County. Beyond Texas, 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, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (5), Washington (3), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Valley. 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. 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. We originally found mention of Pleasant Valley 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 Valley was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Pleasant Valley in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Pleasant Valley post office opened in 1876.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Valley.
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 Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, 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 Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/