Welcome to Pleasant Island ...

Pleasant Island is located in Oxford County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Island 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 Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Island: Pleasant Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pleasant Island is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasant Island is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near Pleasant Island ...

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

• Rangeley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeley
  • Rangeley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangeley <4>
• Dallas Plantation
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
  • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Coplin Plantation
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplin Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
  • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
• Sandy River Plantation
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
  • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
• Magalloway Plantation
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magalloway Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
  • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
• Lincoln Plantation
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
  • Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
• Dixs Grant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixs Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
  • Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
• Second College Grant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second College Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
  • Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
• Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
  • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy is located in Coos County (NH)
• Mountainview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
  • Mountainview is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Island ...

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

Adding Pleasant Island to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Island post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/