Pleasant Mills, Indiana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pleasant Mills, Indiana
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Adams County's location in Indiana
Pleasant Mills, Indiana Location in Adams County, Indiana
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Adams
Township	St. Marys
Elevation	797 ft (243 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46733
FIPS code	18-60552
GNIS feature ID	2830298

Pleasant Mills is a small, quiet community located in Adams County, Indiana, in the United States. It is an "unincorporated community," which means it does not have its own local government. Instead, it is part of a larger area called St. Marys Township.

A Look Back in Time

Pleasant Mills began a long time ago. In 1850, a post office was opened there. This was very important for sending and receiving mail back then! Edward G. Coxen became the first Postmaster on January 16, 1850. The community got its name because it was a peaceful, or "pleasant," place. It was also located near a gristmill, which was a building where grain was ground into flour.

How Many People Lived Here?

We can learn about how many people lived in Pleasant Mills by looking at old records. These records are from the U.S. Census, which counts all the people in the country. Pleasant Mills was counted separately only twice. Both times were in the 1800s. The most people ever officially recorded living there was 80 inhabitants in 1870.