Welcome to New Mount Pleasant ...

New Mount Pleasant is located in Jay County<1>.

The location of New Mount Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Mount Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

A typical abbreviation for New Mount Pleasant: New Mt. Pleasant (or less commonly used: New Mnt. Pleasant)

New Mount Pleasant is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Mount Pleasant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near New Mount Pleasant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Mount Pleasant.

• Portland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Hartford City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Dunkirk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Albany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Eaton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Montpelier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
• Fort Recovery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
  • Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Mount Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Mount Pleasant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Mount Pleasant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Mount Pleasant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Mount Pleasant. See our Newspapers Page for New Mount Pleasant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Mount Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about New Mount Pleasant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Mount Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Mount Pleasant.

Adding New Mount Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Mount Pleasant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Mount Pleasant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Mount Pleasant post office opened in 1839.

We also found New Mount Pleasant in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Mount Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jay County: www.co.jay.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov