Pleasant Mills, Indiana

Pleasant Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Adams County's location in Indiana
Pleasant Mills Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°46′36″N 84°50′30″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Adams
Township	St. Marys
Elevation [1]	797 ft (243 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46733
FIPS code	18-60552[2]
GNIS feature ID	2830298[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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	71		—
1870	80		—
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. 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.