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 southwest 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 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.
Mount Pleasant is located in Lebanon 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 Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.
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:
- Lebanon 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.
- Fontana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Campbelltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Annville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Hills is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
- Quentin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cleona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Gretna Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gretna Heights is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gretna Heights
- Burd Coleman Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burd Coleman Village is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burd Coleman Village
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Meckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meckville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
- Mount Aetna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wintersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
- Robesonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Schubert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schubert is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubert
- North Heidelberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
- New Schaefferstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
- Wernersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Strausstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Lemoyne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wormleysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
- Enola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lisburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
- Shiremanstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Westwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
- Sporting Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
- Allenview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Allenview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
- Dauphin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Bachmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Hershey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Deposit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Shellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
- Hummelstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manadahill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Skyline View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherford is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Mastersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Elstonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
- Milton Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Elizabethtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Naumanstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
- Rheems
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rheems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
- Elm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elm is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Manheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Luzerne County
- Newtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Leck Kill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malta is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Perdix
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Perdix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
- Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- New Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Duncannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rose Glen is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Irving
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irving is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Suedberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
- Beuchler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
- Orwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
- Lorberry Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
- Paradise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Ravine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Tower City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
- Joliett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Goldsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
- York Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Redland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redland Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
- Valley Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
- Wrightsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Wolf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Market is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Starview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starview
- Strinestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Strinestown is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
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.
- Hostetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bachman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Annville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Annville Cemetery
- The South Annville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long's Cemetery
- Siegrist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Annville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shearer Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ginder-Kinsey-Stauffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- South Bellegrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellegrove Cemetery
- The South Bellegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Miners Village Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
- Fontana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fontana is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
- Campbelltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Mount Gretna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Annville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bachmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
- Lawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cleona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Cornwall is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cornwall
- Westmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westmont is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Syner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Syner is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bellegrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
- Deodate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deodate is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deodate
- Bellaire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellaire is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
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 88 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 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 Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lebanon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Cumberland County
- Dauphin County
- Lancaster County
- Luzerne County
- Northumberland County
- Perry County
- Schuylkill County
- York 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |