Pleasant Gap, Alabama

Pleasant Gap, also known as Pleasantsgap and Stocks Mills, is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

Pleasant Gap
Pleasant Gap
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°59′15″N 85°31′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Elevation
689 ft (210 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID160400[1]

History

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

Historical population
CensusPop.
1880120
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
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References

  1. "Pleasant Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 45. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.



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