Pleasant Grove, Minnesota

Pleasant Grove, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Grove, Minnesota
Pleasant Grove, Minnesota

Location of the community of Pleasant Grove
within Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted County

Coordinates: 43°52′09″N 92°23′09″W / 43.86917°N 92.38583°W / 43.86917; -92.38583Coordinates: 43°52′09″N 92°23′09″W / 43.86917°N 92.38583°W / 43.86917; -92.38583
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Olmsted
Township Pleasant Grove Township
Elevation 1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55976
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 649549[1]

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 people

References

  1. ↑ "Pleasant Grove, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 387.
  3. ↑ "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 July 2015.


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