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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 doctors and hospitals 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 Ulster County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ulster County: Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange & Sullivan.

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:

  • Ulster 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.
    • Phoenicia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boiceville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Shokan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
    • Bearsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shady
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shady is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
    • Ashokan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
    • Shokan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shandaken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brodhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
    • Glenford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Indian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Cooksburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
    • Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
    • Preston - Potter Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Medusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Preston Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • South Westerlo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Germantown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • North Germantown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • North Germantown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
    • Burden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Burden is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
    • Elizaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Glenco Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
    • West Taghkanic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
    • Hudson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Churchtown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
    • Silvernails
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Silvernails is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvernails
    • Greenport Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
    • Lorenz Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Fleischmanns
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Denver
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Halcottsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Margaretville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
    • Arena ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Arena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • Grand Gorge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bovina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bovina is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Andes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bovina Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hobart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dutchess County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Cruger Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cruger Village is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger Village
    • Tivoli
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rhinecliff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Hook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Rhinebeck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Red Hook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Upper Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Red Hook
    • Staatsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Wurtemburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wurtemburg is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
    • Hyde Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Plains
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milan is located in Dutchess County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Spruceton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Spruceton is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruceton
    • Hunter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Platte Clove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Platte Clove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Clove
    • Tannersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Kill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewett Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
    • Lexington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Haines Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jewett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Palenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Brooksburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Brooksburg is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
  • Orange County
  • Schoharie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Manorkill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill
    • West Conesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
    • Bates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bates is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Broome Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Broome Center is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome Center
    • Livingstonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
    • North Blenheim
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Claryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Curry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Curry is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry
    • Grahamsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Willowemoc
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowemoc is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowemoc
    • Neversink
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Aden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Aden is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Debruce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Debruce is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debruce
    • Woodbourne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lew Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lew Beach is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lew Beach
    • Divine Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Divine Corners is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divine Corners
    • Parkston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Parkston is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
    • Parksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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.

  • Longyear Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hudler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Van Kleeck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lanesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shandaken Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tongore Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spruceton Methodist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Palentown Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Krumville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (247 more) ...

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.

  • Longyear
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Longyear is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longyear
  • Cold Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cold Brook is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Brook
  • Phoenicia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Woodland is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Boiceville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • West Shokan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Shokan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shokan
  • Lake Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lanesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Shokan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bearsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Allaben
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Allaben is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allaben
  • Brodhead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brodhead is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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 94 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:

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>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'.
<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>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.