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Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County<1>.


The location of Pleasant Walk 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 Walk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Pleasant Walk is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Pleasant Walk: (301) & (240)<4>

Websites for Pleasant Walk ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pleasant Walk, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pleasant Walk ...

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

  • Frederick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
  • Hagerstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
  • Waynesboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Thurmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunswick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Walkersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
    • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
  • Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Frederick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
  • Greencastle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
    • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <5>
  • Boonsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Walk ...

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

Adding Pleasant Walk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Walk post office opened in 1889.

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

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

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

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Frederick, 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 Walk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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