Pleasant Mills, Indiana

Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
40°46′36″N 84°50′30″W / 40.77667°N 84.84167°W / 40.77667; -84.84167CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyAdamsTownshipSt. MarysElevation797 ft (243 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
46733
FIPS code18-60552[2]GNIS feature ID2830298[1]

Pleasant Mills is an unincorporated community in St. Marys Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

A post office was established at Pleasant Mills in 1850.[3] Edward G. Coxen was named the Pleasant Mills Postmaster on January 16, 1850. It was named from its tranquil setting near a gristmill.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
185071—
187080—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Pleasant Mills appeared as a separately-returned community in the U.S. Census twice, both times in the nineteenth century. Its highest officially-recorded population was 80 inhabitants in 1870.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Mills, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...became Pleasant Mills because the only gristmill in the area was located here.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
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