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Pleasant Grove, Belmont County, Ohio

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Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S. For the census-designated place in Muskingum County, see Pleasant Grove, Ohio.

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Belmont County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

The first settlement at Pleasant Grove was made in 1825. The community was descriptively named. A post office called Plank Road was established in 1854, the name was changed to Pleasant Grove in 1871, and the post office closed in 1909.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove, Belmont County, Ohio
  2. Caldwell, John Alexander (1880). History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio: And Incidentally Historical Collections. Historical Publishing Company. p. 387.
  3. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 112.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove Post Office (historical)
Municipalities and communities of Belmont County, Ohio, United States
County seat: St. Clairsville
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40°09′01″N 80°50′32″W / 40.15028°N 80.84222°W / 40.15028; -80.84222


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