Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Mount Pleasant, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

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

• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Frisco City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco City
  • Frisco City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco City <4>
• Little River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>
• Gainestown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainestown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
  • Gainestown is located in Clarke County
• Blacksher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
• Carlton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Carlton is located in Clarke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <4>
• Alma
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Clarke County
• Barlow Bend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
  • Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
• Rockville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Clarke County
• Uriah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
  • Uriah is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uriah <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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Pleasant post office opened in 1824.

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

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/