Pleasant Grove, Mississippi

Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi is located in the United States
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
Coordinates: 34°26′21″N 90°05′22″W / 34.43917°N 90.08944°W / 34.43917; -90.08944
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyPanola
Elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID675981[1]

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Panola County, Mississippi. Pleasant Grove is approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of Sardis, along Mississippi Highway 315.

History

In 1900, Pleasant Grove had two churches, several stores, and a population of 62.[2]

A post office first began operating under the name Pleasant Grove in 1872.[3]

The Pleasant Grove Methodist Church and Pleasant Grove Cemetery are located there. The Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department services the community. The Pleasant Grove School has been demolished.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove, Mississippi
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (PDF). Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 437.
  3. ^ "Panola County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  4. ^ O'Neal, Jim. "Big Daddy Kinsey - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "William Mitchell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 21, 2017.


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