Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana

Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County,
Indiana
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Ridge is located in Indiana
Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge is located in the United States
Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge
Coordinates: 40°56′02″N 87°04′27″W / 40.93389°N 87.07417°W / 40.93389; -87.07417
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJasper
TownshipMarion
Elevation
[1]
699 ft (213 m)
ZIP code
47978
FIPS code18-60606[2]
GNIS feature ID449713

Pleasant Ridge is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Pleasant Ridge in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923.[3] The community's name is descriptive.[4]

Pleasant Ridge was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.[5]

Geography

Pleasant Ridge is located at 40°56′02″N 87°04′27″W / 40.93389°N 87.07417°W / 40.93389; -87.07417.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Jasper County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...named for the pleasant view and its location...
  5. ^ A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1916. p. 74.


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