Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

So far, we found very little information about Mount Pleasant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mount Pleasant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Pleasant, please Contact Us.

Mount Pleasant would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.

The location of Mount Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mount Pleasant is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Mount Pleasant was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Mount Pleasant once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in Colbert County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleburne, Coffee, Monroe and Randolph County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 157 communities that are also named Mount Pleasant - they are located in 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), 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.

• Florence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Russellville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <6>
• Sheffield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <6>
• Tuscumbia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <6>
• Rogersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
• Town Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
• Littleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Killen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Saint Florian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

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