Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

Mount Pleasant is primarily located in Clark County<1>. A portion of Mount Pleasant extends into Skamania County.

The location of 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 Mount Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Pleasant lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Mount Pleasant: (360)

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Mount Pleasant: This one is located in Clark County and the other is located in Clallam County.

Beyond Washington, 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, Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (9), 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.

• Gresham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
  • Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
• Camas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
  • Camas is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>
• Happy Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <4>
• Milwaukie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukie
  • Milwaukie is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milwaukie <4>
• Troutdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
  • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <4>
• Washougal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washougal
  • Washougal is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washougal <4>
• Sandy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
• Damascus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Damascus is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Estimated population in 2017: 11,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Damascus <4>
• Fairview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Estacada
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacada
  • Estacada is located in Clackamas County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estacada <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.

Adding Mount Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Mount Pleasant was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mount Pleasant in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Mount Pleasant post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Clark County: www.co.clark.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/