Welcome to Pleasant Plains ...

Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Plains: Pleasant Plns.

Pleasant Plains is 370 feet [113 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 ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Pleasant Plains: This one is located in Dutchess County and the other is located in Richmond County.

Beyond New York, there are 12 communities that are also named Pleasant Plains - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, New Jersey (3) 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.

• Poughkeepsie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <3>
• Kingston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• New Paltz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <3>
• Wappingers Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappingers Falls
  • Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappingers Falls <3>
• Saugerties
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <3>
• Rhinebeck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <3>
• Red Hook
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <3>
• Millbrook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <3>
• Tivoli
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <3>
• Millerton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Millerton is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Plains ...

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

Adding Pleasant Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Plains post office opened in 1829.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/