Welcome to Pleasant Creek ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Creek, please Contact Us.
Pleasant Creek would have been located within present day Barbour County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Pleasant Creek, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
A typical abbreviation for Pleasant Creek: Pleasant Crk. (or less commonly used: Pleasant Ck. or Pleasant Cr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Creek is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Creek was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Pleasant Creek still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Pleasant Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pleasant Creek - it's located in Iowa.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Creek.
Communities near Pleasant Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Creek.
- Fairmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fairmont is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <6>
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <6>
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <6>
- Philippi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Philippi is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <6>
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Shinnston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinnston
- Shinnston is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shinnston <6>
- Belington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
- Belington is located in Barbour County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <6>
- Stonewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Nutter Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Creek.
Adding Pleasant Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Pleasant Creek post office opened in 1848.
We also found Pleasant Creek in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |