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History · Pleasureville

Pleasureville’s post office opened in 1828, and 52% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1932 on and the census since 1880.

1828first post office
0on the National Register
52%homes built before 1940
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How Pleasureville began

When was Pleasureville founded?

1828

The Pleasureville post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, North Pleasureville (1879), opened inside today’s city and later closed.

First census: 175 in 18802020 census: 779198 years
Founding year: the first Pleasureville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Pleasureville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pleasureville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost a third of its people between 1910 and 1920, then more than doubled.Old housesHalf of Pleasureville’s homes were built before 1938.Deep rootsA post office since 1828: 198 years of Pleasureville.
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Start Pleasureville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pleasureville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Pleasureville, census by census

020040060080018801900192019401960198020002020522 in 1910Low: 308

Lost a third of its people between 1910 and 1920, then more than doubled.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Pleasureville’s Wikipedia page.

The story

How Pleasureville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Pleasureville.

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In 1784, 30-odd Dutch Huguenot families colonizing present-day Mercer County purchased 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) from Squire Boone. They erected a fort for their protection about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of present-day north Pleasureville. Their land was held and cultivated in common, but managed by Abraham Banta. It was variously known as "The Dutch Tract", the "Low Dutch Settlement" or "Station", and "Bantatown", but the post office was established as "Pleasureville" c. 1828, and the city was incorporated under that name in 1842.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Pleasureville, 1828 to 2000

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1828Post officeThe Pleasureville post office opens
  3. 1879Post officeThe North Pleasureville post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1932On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  6. 1963Post officeThe North Pleasureville post office closes
  7. 21st century
  8. 2000CensusPopulation peaks at 869
By decade

Pleasureville, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Downtownpleasurevilleky2008DowntownpleasurevillekyKYMap-doton-Pleasureville2004KYMap-doton-Pleasureville
On the map

Pleasureville on the map, 1932 to 1954

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pleasureville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Pleasureville on the 1932 USGS mapPleasureville on the 1954 USGS map1932New Castle sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pleasureville.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pleasureville

Nobody well known was born in Pleasureville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joan OsborneAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1962
Will ChaseAmerican actor and singer · b. 1970
Virginia PearsonAmerican stage and film actress · b. 1886
Elizabeth Ann HuletteAmerican professional wrestling manager, announ… · b. 1960
Augustus Owsley StanleyAmerican state and federal politician · b. 1867
George C. WolfeAmerican playwright · b. 1954
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Pleasureville’s post office has been open since 1828. Another post office, North Pleasureville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Pleasureville
1828–today
North Pleasureville
1879–1963
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
North Pleasureville
Gone or out of use
North Pleasureville Post Officepost officePleasureville Depot Railroad Stationlocale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Pleasureville’s history

What year was Pleasureville founded?

The Pleasureville post office opened in 1828, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.