Pleasant Gap, Alabama
Appearance
Pleasant Gap | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′15″N 85°31′12″W / 33.98750°N 85.52000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Cherokee |
Elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
GNIS feature ID | 160400[1] |
Pleasant Gap, also known as Pleasantsgap and Stocks Mills, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.
History
[edit]A post office called Pleasant Gap was established in 1847, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932.[2] The community was named from a nearby gap at Frog Mountain.[3]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 120 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pleasant Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.