Pleasant Grove, Belmont County, Ohio
For the census-designated place in Muskingum County, see Pleasant Grove, Ohio.
Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]
History
The first settlement at Pleasant Grove was made in 1825.[2] The community was descriptively named.[3] A post office called Plank Road was established in 1854, the name was changed to Pleasant Grove in 1871, and the post office closed in 1909.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove, Belmont County, Ohio
- ↑ Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 387.
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 112.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove Post Office (historical)
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Coordinates: 40°09′01″N 80°50′32″W / 40.15028°N 80.84222°W
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