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Welcome to Pleasant Creek ...

Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Creek: Pleasant Crk. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Ck. or Pleasant Cr.)

Pleasant Creek is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pleasant Creek: 563

Communities Also Named Pleasant Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Creek - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Creek ...

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

  • Maquoketa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Galena is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <3>
  • Savanna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <3>
  • Bellevue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hanover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Elizabeth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sabula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Miles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Creek ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Creek.

Adding Pleasant Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.