Welcome to Pleasant Valley ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Valley, please Contact Us.
Pleasant Valley would have been located within present day Wayne County<2>.
The location of Pleasant Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Valley: Pleasant Vly. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Vally. or Pleasant Vlly.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Valley is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Valley was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Pleasant Valley once stood is in the (931) area code.
Communities Also Named Pleasant Valley ...
While we believe that this Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County, we know of another 6 Tennessee communities named Pleasant Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence, Macon, Obion, Sumner, Union and Washington County.
Beyond Tennessee, there are 141 communities that are also named Pleasant Valley - they are located in Alabama (3), Alaska, Arkansas (8), California (2), Connecticut (2), Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (6), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Montana (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (5), New Brunswick, New Jersey (4), New Mexico (2), New York (5), North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (6), Ohio (13), Oklahoma, Ontario (5), Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Texas (7), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (5), Washington (3), West Virginia (5) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Valley.
Communities near Pleasant Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Valley.
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
- Loretto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <5>
- Corning ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Lutts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <5>
- Killen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <5>
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <5>
- Saint Florian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Valley.
Adding Pleasant Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pleasant Valley post office opened in 1837.
We also found Pleasant Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Valley - 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/ |