Welcome to Pleasant Plain ...

The city of Pleasant Plain is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Plain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plain: Pleasant Pln.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Plain has a population of 98 people<2> (see below for details).

Pleasant Plain is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Plain had an population of 98 people. This is an increase of 5.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Plain had a population of 93 people. This makes Pleasant Plain the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 93 people, the population of Pleasant Plain decreased 29.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 131 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Plain.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Plain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pleasant Plain - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Pleasant Plain ...

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

• Fairfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Keota
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• Wayland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
• Richland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Ainsworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ainsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <4>
• Batavia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Birmingham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Libertyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Plain ...

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

Adding Pleasant Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Plain 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 Plain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Plain post office opened in 1849.

We also found Pleasant Plain in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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