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Welcome to Pleasant Green ...

Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County<1>.


The location of Pleasant Green 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 Green, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Green: Pleasant Grn.

Pleasant Green is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasant Green lies within the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Green ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pleasant Green - they are located in Kansas, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Green ...

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

  • Sedalia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Boonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tipton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
  • New Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
    • New Franklin is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <4>
  • Pilot Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
  • Smithton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
    • Smithton is located in Pettis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Otterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
    • Otterville is located in Cooper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
  • Bunceton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
    • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <4>
  • Clarksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Windsor Place village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
    • Windsor Place village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Green ...

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

Adding Pleasant Green to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Green post office opened in 1842.

We also found Pleasant Green in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cooper, 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 Green - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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