Pleasant Ridge, Texas County, Missouri facts for kids

Pleasant Ridge is a small place in Texas County, Missouri. It's called an unincorporated community because it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town. You can find it on Pleasant Ridge Road. It's about three-quarters of a mile southwest of a place called Upton. It's also about ten miles west of Houston, Missouri.

History of Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge once had its own post office. It first opened in 1877. In 1894, the name of the post office was changed slightly to "Pleasantridge." However, it closed down a few years later in 1909.

The people who named the community chose "Pleasant Ridge" because the area where the first town was built felt very nice and pleasant.