Welcome to Pleasant Shade ...
Pleasant Shade is located in Smith County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Pleasant Shade, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Shade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.
Pleasant Shade is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pleasant Shade lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Pleasant Shade: (615)
The ZIP code for Pleasant Shade: 37145<4>
Communities Also Named Pleasant Shade ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Shade - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Shade.
Communities near Pleasant Shade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Shade.
- Columbus Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
- Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
- Difficult
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <6>
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <6>
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <6>
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- South Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 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 Shade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Shade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Shade. 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 Shade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Shade. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Shade.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Shade ...
Looking for more information about Pleasant Shade? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Pleasant Shade, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Shade.
Adding Pleasant Shade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Shade 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 Shade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Pleasant Shade post office opened in 1833.
We also found Pleasant Shade in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Shade.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Shade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Shade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pleasant Shade). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pleasant Shade or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |