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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Juniata County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Juniata County: Huntingdon, Mifflin, Northumberland, Perry & Snyder.
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:
- Juniata 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.
- Mifflin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Port Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Old Port
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Locust Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- Thompsontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McAlisterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doyles Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Swales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- McCullochs Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Reeds Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Ingleby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ingleby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleby
- Potters Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Coburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zerby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Fruittown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Centre Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Spring Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Woodward
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Aaronsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fiedler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fiedler is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiedler
- Clinton County
- Tylersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Caprivi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Caprivi is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caprivi
- Bears Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bears Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bears Crossroads
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Schlusser
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Schlusser is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlusser
- Middlesex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Newville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Kingstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Westwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Big Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Halifax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fisherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fisherville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Rife
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rife is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rife
- Dauphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enders is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Enterline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Enterline is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterline
- Fort Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Hunter is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hunter
- Stone Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Glen is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Glen
- Elizabethville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berrysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Blairs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blairs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
- Ennisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Mount Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Donation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Mill Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Paintersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Alfarata
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Highland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeagertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Lumber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Herndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mandata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mandata is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Millerstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kistler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Elliottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Centre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Blain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cisna Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Alinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Landisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bannerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- Beaver Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beavertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Paxtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Aline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aline is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
- Coon Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Mount Pleasant Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shadle is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Cherry Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bookwalter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Mifflintown.
- Diven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rothrock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Mifflin.
- The St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981847 <3>
- Locust Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Locust Run Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Locust Run.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45311 <3>
- Lower Tuscarora Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lantz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (181 more) ...
- Eshcol Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
- Port Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mifflintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mifflin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Tuscarora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora
- Vandyke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vandyke is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Van Wert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Van Wert is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Oakland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mills
- Walnut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Academia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Academia is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academia
- Spruce Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Hill is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Hill
- Ickesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eshcol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Thompsontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paintersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
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 72 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start with 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Juniata County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Mifflin County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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' (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'. |
| <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. |