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Coordinates: 40°4636N 84°5030W / 40.77667°N 84.84167°W / 40.77667; -84.84167
 

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Pleasant Mills, Indiana
Adams County's location in Indiana
Adams County's location in Indiana
Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County, Indiana
Pleasant Mills

Pleasant Mills

Location in Adams County

Coordinates: 40°46′36N 84°50′30W / 40.77667°N 84.84167°W / 40.77667; -84.84167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyAdams
TownshipSt. Marys
Elevation 797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46733
FIPS code18-60552[2]
GNIS feature ID2830298[1]

Pleasant Mills is an unincorporated communityinSt. Marys Township, Adams County, in the U.S. stateofIndiana.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Pleasant Mills in 1850.[3] Edward G. Coxen was named the Pleasant Mills Postmaster on January 16, 1850. It was named from its tranquil setting near a gristmill.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
185071
187080
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Pleasant Mills appeared as a separately-returned community in the U.S. Census twice, both times in the nineteenth century. Its highest officially-recorded population was 80 inhabitants in 1870.

References

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  • ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ "Adams County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  • ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 266. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...became Pleasant Mills because the only gristmill in the area was located here.
  • ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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