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Welcome to Pleasant Home ...

Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County<1>.


The location of Pleasant Home has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


The pronunciation of Pleasant Home: PLEH-zuhnt<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Home, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Pleasant Home is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Pleasant Home ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pleasant Home - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Home ...

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

  • Wooster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
  • Ashland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Orrville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
    • Orrville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <5>
  • Rittman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
  • Lodi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <5>
  • Seville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New London
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
    • New London is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <5>
  • Creston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Home ...

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

Adding Pleasant Home to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Home 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 Home was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Home post office opened in 1873.

We also found Pleasant Home in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Wayne, 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 pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pleasant Home. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Home - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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