Pleasant Lake, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Lake is located in Michigan
Pleasant Lake
Pleasant Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
Pleasant Lake is located in the United States
Pleasant Lake
Pleasant Lake
Pleasant Lake (the United States)
Coordinates: 42°22′48″N 84°20′57″W / 42.38000°N 84.34917°W / 42.38000; -84.34917
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyJackson
TownshipHenrietta
Platted1868
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49272
Area code517
GNIS feature ID635107[1]

Pleasant Lake is an unincorporated community in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located in Henrietta Township just south of the lake of the same name. Pleasant Lake has a post office with the ZIP Code 49272.[2] In addition to the post office, there is a party store, gas station, a Dollar General, an Independent Bank, an Inn, a golf course/ restaurant, and Christ Episcopal Church.

History

Pleasant Lake was originally known as Spring Lake until John Wenstren renamed the community in 1836. The community was platted in 1868. A post office opened in Pleasant Lake on October 13, 1961; Leo E. Osterberg was its first postmaster.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Lake, Michigan
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.


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