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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
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:
- Perry 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.
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Apalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Saint Croix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Lilly Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Bristow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sulphur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Eckerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Birdseye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Depauw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Laconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- New Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- French Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Chrisney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Cloverport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Irvington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McQuady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Tar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County (KY)
- Yelvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Hawesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Roberta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Andyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Cedar Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cold Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Payneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Horton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Luxenburger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rennie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bangle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Jeffries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woolums Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Senn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Pleasant had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Leopold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oriole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concordia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Celina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Apalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Chenaultt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Mooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
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- Saint Croix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Cape Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
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 98 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 23 miles [37 km]<3>. 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 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 Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Meade 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |