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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Old Mount Pleasant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Old Mount Pleasant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Old Mount Pleasant, please Contact Us.
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 Old 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 Old 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 Old 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 Old Mount Pleasant: Old Mt. Pleasant (or less commonly used: Old Mnt. 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 Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Old Mount Pleasant is historic, it would have been located within present day Caldwell Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Caldwell Parish: Catahoula, Franklin, Jackson, La Salle, Ouachita, Richland & Winn.
Below are the parishes that are near Old Mount Pleasant. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Mount Pleasant:
- Caldwell Parish (The home parish of Old Mount Pleasant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vixen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Banks Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Catahoula Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Rosefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Aimwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Liddieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liddieville is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liddieville
- Fort Necessity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Extension
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Extension is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
- Baskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Jigger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant Parish
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Eros
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Cartwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- La Salle Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Standard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Standard is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
- Olla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Urania
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tullos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Zenoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
- Lincoln Parish
- Averit ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Bosco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Lapine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Pino Bayou Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Claiborne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Forksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spanish City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Richland Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Alto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- New Light
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Light is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light
- Mangham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archibald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Start
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winn Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Flat Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Sikes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Dodson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Joyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winnfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Mount Pleasant, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Old Mount Pleasant.
Cemeteries Near Old Mount Pleasant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old 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 Old Mount Pleasant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Mount Pleasant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old New Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yarborough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- First UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the First UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia.
- The First UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2442011 <3>
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (213 more) ...
- Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Springs Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Springs Church Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Banks Springs.
- The Hickory Springs Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507019 <3>
- Kelly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Old Mount Pleasant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Mount Pleasant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Old Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Cotton Plant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Corey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
- Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Bosco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Holum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holum is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
- Copenhagen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Logtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickory Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Lapine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Mount Pleasant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Mount Pleasant.
Newspapers Published in Old 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Mount Pleasant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Mount Pleasant, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old 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 Old Mount Pleasant:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Caldwell Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Catahoula Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Grant Parish
- Jackson Parish
- La Salle Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Winn Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Old Mount Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Mount Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |