Pleasant Ridge, Jasper County, Indiana facts for kids

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Pleasant Ridge
Unincorporated community
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jasper
Township Marion
Elevation 699 ft (213 m)
ZIP code 47978
FIPS code 18-60606
GNIS feature ID 449713

Pleasant Ridge is an unincorporated community in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana.

History

A post office was established at Pleasant Ridge in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1923. The community's name is descriptive.

Pleasant Ridge was made a station on the railroad built through that territory in the early 1880s.

Geography

Pleasant Ridge is located at 40°56′02″N 87°04′27″W / 40.93389°N 87.07417°W / 40.93389; -87.07417.

Municipalities and communities of Jasper County, Indiana, United States
City
Towns
Townships
  • Barkley
  • Carpenter
  • Gillam
  • Hanging Grove
  • Jordan
  • Kankakee
  • Keener
  • Marion
  • Milroy
  • Newton
  • Union
  • Walker
  • Wheatfield
CDPs
Other
unincorporated
communities
Footnotes

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

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