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Welcome to Pleasant Lane ...

Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Pleasant Lane is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pleasant Lane lies within the (803) area code.

Communities near Pleasant Lane ...

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

  • Edgefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saluda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McCormick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ninety Six
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Trenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Parksville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Ward
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Lane ...

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

Adding Pleasant Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Lane post office opened in 1847.

We also found Pleasant Lane in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

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

The official website for Edgefield County: www.edgefieldcounty.sc.gov/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Edgefield, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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