Welcome to Pleasant Exchange ...
So far, we found very little information about Pleasant Exchange. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pleasant Exchange to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pleasant Exchange, please Contact Us.
Pleasant Exchange would have been located within present day Henderson County<2>.
The location of Pleasant Exchange has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Exchange, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pleasant Exchange is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Pleasant Exchange was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Pleasant Exchange still existed, it would have been in the (731) area code.
Communities near Pleasant Exchange ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Exchange.
- Mount Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Union Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Huntingdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
- Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
- Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Bruceton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
- Bruceton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <5>
- Scotts Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <5>
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Decaturville is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pleasant Exchange. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Exchange.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Exchange. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Exchange.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Exchange. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Exchange.
Adding Pleasant Exchange to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pleasant Exchange in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Exchange was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pleasant Exchange post office opened in 1826.
We also found Pleasant Exchange in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Exchange.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant Exchange, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pleasant Exchange - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |