Pleasant Grove is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama. It is portion of the Birmingham metropolitan area. Its nickname is “The fine Neighbor City“. At the 2020 census, the population was 9,544.

It was normal in 1889, but incorporated as a city in January 1937. The immersion came nearly by excuse of a rather uncommon circumstance. The town sits on land honeycombed by coal mines. For many years, the residents had relied upon water wells for their water supply. As years passed and more mining was done, Pleasant Grove found itself confronted considering a problem. Residents would sometimes grow their with ease to pull water unaided to find there was none. The water had like into the mines.

During the mid to late 1930s, the Federal Government had a program for financing the building of local water systems. In exploring the possibility of securing such funds, it was revealed that in order to safe such financing a community must be legally incorporated. At this mature the immersion became a reality.

The first appointed Mayor of Pleasant Grove was W.P. Stone. The city is governed by a mayor and five council members who support four-year terms. Elections for city officials is held during the summer of each leap year later than four-year terms beginning the first Monday in October. The Place known as Pleasant Grove, Alabama was first homesteaded in September 1836. Pleasant Grove is in Jefferson County. Although no one seems to know bearing in mind or exactly how the town came by its name, old documents indicate that at least allocation of this Place was called Pleasant Grove as further on as 1884. Pleasant Grove was made in the works of four communities which included Frog Pond, Lizard Ridge, Cottage Hill, and Pleasant Grove.