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Pleasant Ridge

Ghost town · Grant County, Wisconsin

Hurricane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Hurricane quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Pleasant Ridge is a ghost town in Grant County, Wisconsin. It is one of 2 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Pleasant Ridge as a historical populated place: 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 42.8311° N, 90.8131° W.

Key facts

Elevation1,008 ft
Nearest living townLancaster, WI
Distance to it5.5 miles
Coordinates42.83111, -90.81306

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What's there now

Pleasant Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lancaster, WI (population 3,916), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,008 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 Ridge?

Pleasant Ridge is in Grant County, Wisconsin, at 42.8311, -90.8131.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, Wisconsin has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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