Pleasant Lake, Indiana

Pleasant Lake
Unincorporated community
Although no longer in use, the Pleasant Lake Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Steuben County, Indiana.
Pleasant Lake
Coordinates: 41°34′31″N 85°00′58″W / 41.57528°N 85.01611°W / 41.57528; -85.01611Coordinates: 41°34′31″N 85°00′58″W / 41.57528°N 85.01611°W / 41.57528; -85.01611
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Steuben
Township	Steuben
Elevation^[1]	978 ft (298 m)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	DST (UTC-4)
ZIP code	46779
Area code(s)	260
FIPS code	18-60534^[2]
GNIS feature ID	441288

Pleasant Lake is an unincorporated community in Steuben Township, Steuben County, Indiana.

Geography

Pleasant Lake is located at 41°34′31″N 85°00′58″W / 41.57528°N 85.01611°W / 41.57528; -85.01611.

Pleasant Lake was originally called Nipcondish, which means "pleasant waters." The town is named after the lake which is the focus of the town. There is a well-maintained beach just behind the local elementary school.

Since the town is unincorporated, it falls under the jurisdiction of Steuben County government.

Activities focus around the three churches (United Methodist, Mennonite and Baptist), baseball, swimming, Lions Club events, and the local volunteer fire department. It is an agriculture-oriented society.

Several local businesses that have survived the ravages of urbanization, loss of jobs, and flight of young people in search of jobs and careers. These tend to be entrepreneurial in nature and individual proprietorships. They consist of auto dealers and repair, a wholesale bait shop, a taxidermist, several home builders and construction builders, and small-scale specialty bird breeders.

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Municipalities and communities of Steuben County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Angola

City	Angola

Towns	Ashley‡ Clear Lake Fremont Hamilton‡ Hudson Orland

Townships	Clear Lake Fremont Jackson Jamestown Millgrove Otsego Pleasant Richland Salem Scott Steuben York

Unincorporated communities	Alvarado Berlien Circle Park Clarks Landing Cold Springs Crooked Lake Ellis Flint Forest Park Fountain Park Glen Eden Helmer Inverness Island Park Jamestown Lake James Metz Moonlight Nevada Mills Oakwood Otsego Center Page Panama Penn Park Pleasant Lake Ray Russels Point Salem Center Steubenville Turkey Creek York

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

The town consists of Pleasant Lake Elementary School. It also has a post office, a gas station, and a lake, known as PLeasant Lake.

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