Welcome to Pleasant Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pleasant Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Grove, please Contact Us.

Pleasant Grove would have been located within present day York County<2>.

The location of Pleasant Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Grove: Pleasant Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Grove is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Grove was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pleasant Grove would have been located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Grove ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Grove is located in York County, we know of another 5 Pennsylvania communities named Pleasant Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chester, Lancaster, Union, Washington and Westmoreland County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 99 communities that are also named Pleasant Grove - they are located in Alabama (11), Arkansas (5), California (2), Florida (5), Georgia (7), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (4), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (3), New Jersey (2), North Carolina (8), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (11), Texas (9), Utah and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Pleasant Grove ...

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

• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Columbia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
• Red Lion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• New Freedom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• West York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <5>
• Dallastown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• Strasburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <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 Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Grove.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/