Welcome to Pleasant Run ...

Pleasant Run is located

Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Run 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 Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Pleasant Run is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Run lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pleasant Run ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pleasant Run - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Maryland (2), New Jersey (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pleasant Run ...

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

• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <4>
• Arlington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Tarrant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Irving
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
  • Irving is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <4>
• Grand Prairie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
  • Grand Prairie is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Prairie <4>
• Mansfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Cedar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cedar Hill is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <4>
• Waxahachie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxahachie
  • Waxahachie is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxahachie <4>
• Lancaster
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Duncanville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
  • Duncanville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncanville <4>
• Midlothian
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
  • Midlothian is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midlothian <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Run ...

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

Adding Pleasant Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pleasant Run post office opened in 1848.

We also found Pleasant Run 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 Run.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/