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Pleasant Grove

Ghost town · York County, Pennsylvania

Mc Calls Ferry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Mc Calls Ferry quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Grove is a ghost town in York County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 3 former communities in York County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Grove as a historical populated place on the Airville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.8154° N, 76.4697° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAirville
Elevation637 ft
Nearest living townCross Roads, PA
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID1211220
Coordinates39.81538, -76.46969

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What's there now

Pleasant Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cross Roads, PA (population 513), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 637 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Pleasant Grove?

Pleasant Grove is in York County, Pennsylvania, at 39.8154, -76.4697.

How many ghost towns are in York County?

York County, Pennsylvania has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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