Welcome to Pleasant Ridge ...
Pleasant Ridge is located in Dutchess County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.
A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Ridge: Pleasant Rdg. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. or Pleasant Ridg.)
Pleasant Ridge is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pleasant Ridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Pleasant Ridge ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Pleasant Ridge - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (4), Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (5), Missouri (4), New Brunswick (3), New Mexico, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Communities near Pleasant Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Ridge.
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Poughkeepsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- Beacon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Wappingers Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappingers Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
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 Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Ridge. 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 Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Pleasant Ridge? 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 Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Ridge.
Adding Pleasant Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Ridge 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 Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pleasant Ridge post office opened in 1853.
We also found Pleasant Ridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Ridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Ridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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/ |