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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Pleasant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Pleasant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Pleasant, please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mount Pleasant is historic, it would have been located within present day Darke County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
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:
- Darke 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.
- Nashville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Coletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Abbottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- New Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollansburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Minster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Burkettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Fort Recovery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Laura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Pleasant Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Polo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Ludlow Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Northview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- New Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Russia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Filburns Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Delaware County (IN)
- Selma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Blountsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Boundary City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Spartanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Haysville Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
- Rural
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Saratoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Stone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Whitewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Greens Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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.
- Dininger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Heller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nashville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creekbaum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Manuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharpeye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- New Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clemens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
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.
- Baker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Mount Heron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Fort Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Woodington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Jaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Hill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Elroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Spartanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Glen Karn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
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- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Bartonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Crete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crete is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
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 41 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 18 miles [29 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Mount Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |