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Pleasant Valley

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ356667 ↗
Source-derived summary

Pleasant Valley may refer to:

Places

Canada

Nova Scotia

Pleasant Valley, Antigonish County

Pleasant Valley, Colchester County

Pleasant Valley, Halifax Regional Municipality

Pleasant Valley, Pictou County

Pleasant Valley, Yarmouth County

Ontario

Pleasant Valley, Manitoulin District, Ontario

Pleasant Valley, Renfrew County, Ontario

Pleasant Valley, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties, Ontario

Saskatchewan

Rural Municipality of Pleasant Valley No. 288, Saskatchewan

New Zealand

Pleasant Valley, New Zealand

United Kingdom

Pleasant Valley, Pembrokeshire, a settlement in the community of Amroth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

United States

Alaska

Pleasant Valley, Alaska

Arkansas

Pleasant Valley, Pope County, Arkansas

Pleasant Valley (Little Rock), a neighborhood

California

Pleasant Valley, California

Pleasant Valley (Fresno County, California), near Coalinga, California

Pleasant Valley State Prison

Colorado

Pleasant Valley (Colorado)

Connecticut

Pleasant Valley, Connecticut

Illinois

Pleasant Valley, Illinois

Indiana

Pleasant Valley, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Pleasant Valley, Martin County, Indiana

Iowa

Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa

Kansas

Pleasant Valley, Cowley County, Kansas, in Cowley County

Pleasant Valley, Lincoln County, Kansas

Maryland

Pleasant Valley (Maryland), a valley in Washington County

Pleasant Valley, Allegany County, Maryland

Pleasant Valley, Calvert County, Maryland

Pleasant Valley, Carroll County, Maryland

Pleasant Valley, (Cooksville, Maryland)

Michigan

Pleasant Valley, Antrim County, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Echo Township

Pleasant Valley, Berrien County, Michigan, a settlement and former post office in Pipestone Township

Pleasant Valley, Livingston County, Michigan, a former settlement and post office in Brighton Township

Pleasant Valley, Midland County, Michigan, a settlement and former post office in Jasper Township

Minnesota

Pleasant Valley, Minnesota

Missouri

Pleasant Valley, Missouri

Nebraska

Pleasant Valley, Nebraska

Nevada

Pleasant Valley, Nevada a small unincorporated community in Washoe County.

Pleasant Valley, White Pine County, Nevada former populated place

New Jersey

Pleasant Valley, Mercer County, New Jersey

Pleasant Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Pleasant Valley, Warren County, New Jersey

Pleasant Valley Crossroads, New Jersey

New York

Pleasant Valley (town), New York

Pleasant Valley (CDP), New York

Oregon

Pleasant Valley, Baker County, Oregon, an unincorporated community

Pleasant Valley, Josephine County, Oregon, an unincorporated community

Pleasant Valley, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood

Pleasant Valley, Tillamook County, Oregon, an unincorporated community

Pennsylvania

Pleasant Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Texas

Pleasant Valley, Texas

Pleasant Valley, Potter County, Texas, now part of Amarillo

Virginia

Pleasant Valley, Buckingham County, Virginia

Pleasant Valley, Rockingham County, Virginia

West Virginia

Pleasant Valley, Hancock County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Pleasant Valley, Marion County, West Virginia, a city

Pleasant Valley, Marshall County, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Wisconsin

Pleasant Valley, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, a town

Pleasant Valley, Grant County, Wisconsin, a former unincorporated community

Pleasant Valley, the former name of Princeton, Wisconsin, in Green Lake County

Pleasant Valley, St.

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