Welcome to Pleasant Prairie ...

Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Prairie 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 Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Prairie: Pleasant Pr.

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

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pleasant Prairie - they are located in Minnesota, Montana, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pleasant Prairie ...

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

• Davenport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <4>
• Moline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Rock Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <4>
• Bettendorf
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettendorf
  • Bettendorf is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettendorf <4>
• Muscatine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscatine
  • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <4>
• Eldridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
• Milan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Rock Island County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Wilton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Muscatine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Durant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Blue Grass
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
  • Blue Grass is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Grass <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 Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Prairie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Prairie ...

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

Adding Pleasant Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Prairie post office opened in 1858.

We also found Pleasant Prairie in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Muscatine County: www.co.muscatine.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/