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Welcome to Mount Pleasant Ford ...

Mount Pleasant Ford is located in Gasconade County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant Ford: Mt. Pleasant Frd.

Mount Pleasant Ford is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mount Pleasant Ford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Pleasant Ford: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Mount Pleasant Ford ...

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

  • Rolla
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rolla is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <4>
  • Saint James
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Owensville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Steelville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bourbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Belle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gerald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Bland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bland is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <4>
  • Rosebud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pleasant Ford ...

Looking for more information about Mount Pleasant Ford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mount Pleasant Ford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Pleasant Ford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Gasconade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Pleasant Ford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Pleasant Ford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Pleasant Ford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.