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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
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:
- Stark 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.
- Greentown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills and Dales
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Forty Corners Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Canal Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Watheys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- North Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Millport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Cuyahoga County
- Glenwillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Holmes County
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Wadsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Youngs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Seville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Poe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Gloria Glens Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Pine Gate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Campbellsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ravenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Augerburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- New Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- East Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- South Canal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Parral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- New Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Apple Creek
(25 miles [40.2 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.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Canton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greentown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Hills Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henry Warstler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Warstler Cemetery
- The Henry Warstler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Cemetery
- Henrys Church Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Warstlers Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41365 <2>
- Continue List (606 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Nimishillen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nimishillen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Nimishillen Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Hartville.
- The East Nimishillen Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Nimishillen Church Of The Brethern Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Greenlawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Reformed Cemetery
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.
- Aultman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Greentown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- McDonaldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Krumroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
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 102 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 12 miles [19.3 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 first visit 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |