Welcome to Old Mount Pleasant ...

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.

Old Mount Pleasant would have been located within present day Caldwell Parish<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Old Mount Pleasant: Old Mt. Pleasant (or less commonly used: Old Mnt. Pleasant)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Mount Pleasant is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Old Mount Pleasant was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Old Mount Pleasant was located: 318 & 457<4>

Communities near Old Mount Pleasant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Mount Pleasant.

Olla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
- Olla is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <6>
Clarks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <6>
Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <6>
Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <6>
Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>
Sikes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
- Sikes is located in Winn Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <6>
Banks Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
- Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
Vixen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vixen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
- Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
Cuba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
Bosco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bosco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish

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 Old Mount Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Mount Pleasant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old 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 Old Mount Pleasant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Mount Pleasant. See our Newspapers Page for Old Mount Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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>	If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Mount Pleasant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Mount Pleasant area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Old Mount Pleasant area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.