Pleasant Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Adams County's location in Indiana
Adams County's location in Indiana
Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County, Indiana
Pleasant Mills
Pleasant Mills
Location in Adams County
Coordinates: 40°46′40″N 84°50′32″W / 40.77778°N 84.84222°W / 40.77778; -84.84222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAdams
TownshipSt. Marys
Elevation
[1]
794 ft (242 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46733
FIPS code18-60552[2]
GNIS feature ID441289

Pleasant Mills is an unincorporated community in St. Marys Township, Adams County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

A post office was established at Pleasant Mills in 1850.[4] Edward G. Coxen was named the Pleasant Mills Postmaster on January 16, 1850. It was named from its tranquil setting near a gristmill.[5]

Geography

Pleasant Mills is located at 40°46′40″N 84°50′32″W / 40.77778°N 84.84222°W / 40.77778; -84.84222.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
185071—
187080—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

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. ↑ "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. ↑ "Pleasant Mills, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2021.


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