Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:	Pleasant Ridge
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Jasper
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Marion
Coordinates:	40.9339°N -87.0742°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Ft:	699
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47978
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-60606^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	449713

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 40.9339°N -87.0742°W.

References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
3. Web site: Jasper County . Jim Forte Postal History . 21 October 2014.
4. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 267. ...named for the pleasant view and its location....
5. Book: A standard history of Jasper and Newton counties, Indiana . Lewis Publishing Company . 1916 . 74.