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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mount Pleasant Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Pleasant Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Pleasant Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant Landing: Mount Pleasant Lndg. (or less commonly used: Mount Pleasant Lndng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mount Pleasant Landing is located in Monroe County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Baldwin, Butler, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia & Wilcox.

Below are the counties that are near Mount Pleasant Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant Landing:

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Mount Pleasant Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
    • Uriah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Goodway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
      • Goodway is located in Monroe County
    • Megargel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
      • Megargel is located in Monroe County
    • Perdue Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Frisco City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Excel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
      • Excel is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Mexia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Ollie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ollie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
      • Ollie is located in Monroe County
    • Finchburg ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
      • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Monroeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
    • Scratch Ankle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
  • Baldwin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Little River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blacksher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Tensaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
      • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
    • Latham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
      • Latham is located in Baldwin County
    • Perdido
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stockton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Gainestown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
      • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
    • Carlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Clarke County
    • Barlow Bend
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
      • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
    • Rockville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Walker Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Suggsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
      • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Stave Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
      • Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
    • Whatley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
      • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Toddtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
      • Toddtown is located in Clarke County
    • Winn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Clarke County
  • Conecuh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Range
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
    • Repton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
      • Repton is located in Conecuh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <2>
  • Escambia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Huxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
      • Huxford is located in Escambia County
    • Atmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mobile County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Calvert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Movico
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
      • Movico is located in Mobile County
    • Chastang
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
      • Chastang is located in Mobile County
    • Bucks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barry Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.
    • Prestwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • Sunflower
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
    • Leroy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
    • Bassetts Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
    • McIntosh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
      • McIntosh is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <2>
    • Wagarville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Malcolm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
    • Hawthorn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Saint Stephen's
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
    • Hobson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
    • Sims Chapel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Pleasant Landing.

Newspapers Published in Mount Pleasant Landing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pleasant Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pleasant Landing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pleasant Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Pleasant Landing:

Cemeteries Near Mount Pleasant Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant Landing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Pleasant Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.

  • Shomo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shomo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shomo Cemetery
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Weatherford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherford Cemetery
  • New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Carlton.
    • The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Canaan Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <4>
  • Mamies Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • William Weatherford Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grave of Red Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grave of Red Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grave of Red Eagle
  • Phillips Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Gillard Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mineola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineola Cemetery
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Tate Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Steadham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Mount Pleasant Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pleasant Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant Landing, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant Landing listed first.

  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
  • Little River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gainestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
    • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
  • Alma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Clarke County
  • Barlow Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
    • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
  • Blacksher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
    • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
  • Walker Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tensaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Carson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Carson is located in Washington County
  • Suggsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
  • Jackson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Sunflower
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Perdue Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
    • Claiborne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claiborne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
    • Wagar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
      • Wagar is located in Washington County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Pleasant Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pleasant Landing.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Pleasant Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Pleasant Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3493, Longitude: -87.7211       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pleasant Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Pleasant Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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