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Welcome to Pleasant Beach ...

Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Beach: Pleasant Bch.

Pleasant Beach is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pleasant Beach - they are located in Maine, New York and Washington.

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

Communities near Pleasant Beach ...

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

  • Sauk Centre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
    • Long Prairie is located in Todd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <3>
  • Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
  • Holdingford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <3>
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
  • Upsala
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Saint Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <3>
  • Swanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Beach ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Todd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Beach - 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.