Pleasant Grove, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pleasant Grove
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Grove, Minnesota Location in Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Pleasant Grove, Minnesota Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Olmsted
Township	Pleasant Grove Township
Elevation	1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	55976
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	649549

Pleasant Grove is a small, unincorporated community located in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. An "unincorporated community" means it's a place where people live, but it doesn't have its own city government. Instead, it's part of a larger area called Pleasant Grove Township. This community is found along Olmsted County Road 1, near County Road 140, and is close to the cities of Rochester and Stewartville.

A Look Back: Pleasant Grove's History

Pleasant Grove was officially planned and mapped out, or "platted," in 1854. It was given its name because of a lovely group of oak trees that grew near the original town site. In the same year, a post office was opened in Pleasant Grove. This post office helped people send and receive mail for many years before it closed down in 1905.

Famous Faces from Pleasant Grove

One notable person connected to Pleasant Grove was Augustus Barrows (1838–1885). He was a "lumberman," meaning he worked with timber and wood. He was also a "legislator," which means he was involved in making laws, likely serving in the state government.