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 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 Sandusky 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 Sandusky County: Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca & Wood.
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:
- Sandusky 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.
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vickery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Erlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Ballville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Kingsway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gabels Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Burgoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ashland County
- Ruggles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Chatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Broken Sword
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Tiro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Venice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Bay View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlin Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Steuben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- North Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Celeryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Olena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- East Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Vermilion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kipton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Port Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Marblehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Catawba Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Oak Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Put-in-Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Elmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Genoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Ganges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- West Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Caroline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Fort Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bloomville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Risingsun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Bradner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
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.
- St. Paul's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wickwire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- York Free Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strongs Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wales Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fireside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Underhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deyo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Bellevue
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Colby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Fireside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fireside is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Lyme ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyme is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- York is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Weavers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
- Frank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frank is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
- North Monroeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- Clyde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
- Sand Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Reedtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Bismarck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
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 47 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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 Sandusky County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |