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Welcome to North Pleasureville ...

North Pleasureville is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Pleasureville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for North Pleasureville: N. Pleasureville

North Pleasureville is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for North Pleasureville: 502

Communities near North Pleasureville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Pleasureville.

  • Frankfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelbyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Crestwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Simpsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eminence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <3>
  • Owenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
  • Campbellsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Pleasureville ...

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

Adding North Pleasureville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Pleasureville post office opened in 1879.

We also found North Pleasureville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Pleasureville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Pleasureville - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/