Welcome to Mount Pleasant ...

Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County<1>.

The location of Mount Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Mount Pleasant: (660)

Communities Also Named Mount Pleasant ...

While we believe that this Mount Pleasant is located in Gentry County, we know of another 3 Missouri communities named Mount Pleasant. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lawrence, Miller and Saint Louis City.

Beyond Missouri, there are 157 communities that are also named Mount Pleasant - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (6), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (7), Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Mississippi (5), New Brunswick, New Jersey (7), New York (5), North Carolina (10), Nova Scotia (5), Ohio (8), Ontario (8), Oregon, Pennsylvania (22), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pleasant.

Communities near Mount Pleasant ...

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

• Albany
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Gentry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• King City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <4>
• Grant City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Grant City is located in Worth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant City <4>
• Union Star
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
  • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
• Ravenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
• New Hampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Barnard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
  • Barnard is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <4>
• Bolckow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
  • Bolckow is located in Andrew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
• Conception Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
  • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Parnell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
  • Parnell is located in Nodaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about Mount Pleasant? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Pleasant.

Adding Mount Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Pleasant in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Pleasant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Pleasant post office opened in 1862.

We also found Mount Pleasant in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Pleasant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/