Pleasant Grove, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
43°52′09″N 92°23′09″W / 43.86917°N 92.38583°W / 43.86917; -92.38583CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyOlmstedTownshipPleasant Grove TownshipElevation
1,289 ft (393 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
55976
Area code507GNIS feature ID649549[1]

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, near Rochester and Stewartville. The community is located along Olmsted County Road 1 near County Road 140.

History

Pleasant Grove was platted in 1854, and named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site.[2] A post office was established at Pleasant Grove in 1854, and remained in operation until 1905.[3]

Notable person

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880200—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pleasant Grove, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 387.
  3. ^ "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
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