Pleasant Grove, Minnesota
| Pleasant Grove, Minnesota | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Pleasant Grove, Minnesota Location of the community of Pleasant Grove | |
| Coordinates: 43°52′09″N 92°23′09″W / 43.86917°N 92.38583°WCoordinates: 43°52′09″N 92°23′09″W / 43.86917°N 92.38583°W | |
| 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
- Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), lumberman and legislator
References
- ↑ "Pleasant Grove, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 387.
- ↑ "Olmsted County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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