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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
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:
- Delaware 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.
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Liberty Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yorktown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Millgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ridertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Hartford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Renner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Bentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Matthews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Upland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton County
- Aroma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Shirley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Charlottesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Denny Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Fortville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Luray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Springport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mount Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Millville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Castle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Redkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Collett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Boundary City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pennville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Markleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Country Club Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Prosperity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Woodlawn Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Western Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Losantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Farmland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gings
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Greens Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- East Germantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Fountain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Long
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Hollansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Felton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rogersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Truitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- New Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Burlington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Luray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Blountsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Cowan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Springport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Mount Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Messick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Losantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parker City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 114 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 21 miles [33.8 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Fayette County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Wayne County
- Darke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |