Welcome to Pleasant Hill ...

The town of Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Pleasant Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pleasant Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pleasant Hill has a population of 557 people<3> (see below for details).

Pleasant Hill is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pleasant Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Pleasant Hill (for example, toward Graysville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Pleasant Hill lies within the (931) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pleasant Hill had an population of 557 people. This is a decrease of 1.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pleasant Hill had a population of 563 people. This makes Pleasant Hill the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 563 people, the population of Pleasant Hill increased 3.49% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 544 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pleasant Hill.

Communities Also Named Pleasant Hill ...

While we believe that this Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County, we know of another 17 Tennessee communities named Pleasant Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton, Chester, Clay, Decatur, Greene, Hawkins, Henderson, Henry, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Macon, Meigs, Moore, Obion, Polk, Rutherford and Sevier County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 148 communities that are also named Pleasant Hill - they are located in Alabama (17), Arkansas (13), California (2), Delaware, Georgia (9), Illinois (4), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (6), Kentucky (5), Louisiana (6), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (9), Quebec, South Carolina (4), Texas (11), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant Hill.

Communities near Pleasant Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pleasant Hill.

• Clarktown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Fairfield Glade
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <5>
• Sparta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <5>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <5>
• Dykes Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
  • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
• White Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
• Center Ford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people

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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pleasant Hill. 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 Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Pleasant Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pleasant Hill ...

Looking for more information about Pleasant Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pleasant Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pleasant Hill.

Adding Pleasant Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pleasant Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pleasant Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pleasant Hill post office opened in 1858.

We also found Pleasant Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pleasant Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pleasant Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/