Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Pleasant (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Pleasant. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Pleasant ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Pleasant. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pleasant.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Pleasant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant:
- Randolph County (The home county of Mount Pleasant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Corbin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Woodland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Wedowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Morrison Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Roanoke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- De Armanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Choccolocco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Doublehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Clackville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Abanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Stroud
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Standing Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Penton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Cragford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Motley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Lineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Mellow Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Elder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Erin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Ranburne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hightower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Micaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hollis Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Abel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Heflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Fruithurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Muscadine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Talladega County
- Kentuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Truett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Emuckfaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Frog Eye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dudleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Tyus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Bowdon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roopville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Fairlawn Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Bowers Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Jake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haralson County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Waco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <1>
- Budapest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tallapoosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Frolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Ephesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- O'Neals Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Roosterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Glenn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Centralhatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Houston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Graysons Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Abbottsford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sunny Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- Sassafrass Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- West Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Brays Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Rockwell Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Asta Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Pleasant.
Cemeteries Near Mount Pleasant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Pleasant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Pleasant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Old Rocky Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Napoleon Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Highway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wildcat Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- High Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Red Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Pleasant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pleasant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Haywood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haywood is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Potash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potash is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potash
- West
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Omaha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Omaha is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Waldrep
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waldrep is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrep
- Lamar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Wedowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cornhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Sewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Wehadkee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
- Frolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Pleasant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pleasant.
Newspapers Published in Mount Pleasant ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pleasant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pleasant, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pleasant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Pleasant:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |