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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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 Gentry County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gentry County: Andrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Harrison, Nodaway & Worth.
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:
- Gentry 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.
- Stanberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Darlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Alanthus Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Island City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Gentry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Ford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- King City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Siloam Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- McFall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McFall is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Bolckow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Rosendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cosby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Savannah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Pattonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Vista ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Coffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winslow is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Union Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Fairport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Santa Rosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weatherby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Clarksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- New Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Hampton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hatfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Gardner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Holt County
- Maitland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nodaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conception Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Ravenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Barnard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orrsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Gaynor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Maryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickering
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Hopkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Worth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Prohibition City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Grant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Allendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Irena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Irena is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Ringgold County (IA)
- Redding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Redding is located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Athelstan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Blockton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blockton is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
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.
- Hussey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- DePriest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Half Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Stanberry.
- The Mt. Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery - West
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159727 <2>
- Mt. Zion - West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hugginsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Cranor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Granor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
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.
- Stanberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McCurry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McCurry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurry
- Voyage ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voyage is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyage
- Alanthus Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Darlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Island City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Enyart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Enyart is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart
- Evona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evona is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clyde
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Ellenorah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenorah
- Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
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 107 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 30 miles [48.3 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 start with 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 Mount Pleasant:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Gentry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Daviess County
- DeKalb County
- Harrison County
- Holt County
- Nodaway County
- Worth County
- Ringgold County
- Taylor County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |