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; -92.3858355976
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
- Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), lumberman and legislator
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 200 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
- ^ "Pleasant Grove, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 387.
- ^ "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
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Municipalities and communities of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Rochester
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