Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Pleasant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Mount Pleasant: (731)

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene, Haywood, Maury, Putnam and Scott County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 157 communities that are also named Mount Pleasant - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (6), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (5), Missouri (4), New Brunswick, New Jersey (7), New York (5), North Carolina (10), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (8), Ontario (8), Oregon, Pennsylvania (22), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas (4), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pleasant.

Communities near Mount Pleasant ...

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

• Murray
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Mandels ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
  • Mandels is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
• Paris
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Oak Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
• Spring Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• Puryear
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
  • Puryear is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
• Hardin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Big Sandy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Hazel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
• Cottage Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <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 Mount Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Pleasant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Mount Pleasant.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about 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 Mount Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/