Welcome to Pleasant Plains ...

Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plains: Pleasant Plns.

Pleasant Plains is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Plains ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Plains is located in Ocean County, we know of another 2 New Jersey communities named Pleasant Plains. Those communities are located in the following counties: Middlesex and Morris County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 12 communities that are also named Pleasant Plains - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, New York (2) and North Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Pleasant Plains ...

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

• Asbury Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
  • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
• Neptune City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
  • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
• Loch Arbour
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Arbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
  • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
• Cedar Glen West
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Glen West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Glen West
  • Cedar Glen West is located in Ocean County
• Holiday Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
  • Holiday Heights is located in Ocean County
• Leisure Knoll
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Knoll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Knoll
  • Leisure Knoll is located in Ocean County
• Lakewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Ocean County
• Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge at Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge at Crestwood
  • Pine Ridge at Crestwood is located in Ocean County
• Arrowhead Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowhead Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Village
  • Arrowhead Village is located in Ocean County
• Double Trouble ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Trouble
  • Double Trouble is located in Ocean 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 Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Plains.

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

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