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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Venango 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 Venango County: Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Forest, Mercer & Warren.
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:
- Venango 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.
- Henderson Station
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- Polk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Bullion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Nicklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicklin is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicklin
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Utica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Utica is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Sugarcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barkeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nectarine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nectarine is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectarine
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Parker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Bradys Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradys Bend is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradys Bend
- Kaylor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Queenstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queenstown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murrinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrinsville
- Forestville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forestville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Cherry Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eau Claire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bovard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Ferris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Branchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Slippery Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hallston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- West Sunbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bruin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Clarion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Lamartine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lamartine is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamartine
- Foxburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Turkey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey City
- Beaver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Knox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Freedom is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Freedom
- Pine City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine City is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Wentlings Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wentlings Corners is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentlings Corners
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Cochranton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deckard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deckard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard
- Black Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Black Ash is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ash
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Fauncetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fauncetown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fauncetown
- Guys Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wayland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Atlantic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Meadville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kerrtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kerrtown is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrtown
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Forest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Tionesta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jamison is located in Forest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Volant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- New Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- McCaslin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCaslin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaslin
- Rose Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Point
- Nashua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Altman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altman is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altman
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- North Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Perrine Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Perrine Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrine Corners
- Sandy Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stoneboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perrys Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrys Corners is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corners
- New Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Vernon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vernon
- Clarks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Enterprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Warren County
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- York County
- Adamsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Trumbull County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Orangeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weldon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Brookfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Burghill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Superior ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Yankee Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
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.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hendersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sandy Lake.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45647 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Millcreek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (222 more) ...
- Millcreek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<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.
- Raymilton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Raymilton is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymilton
- North Sandy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Sandy is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sandy
- Kilgore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kilgore is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Polk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Sandy Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Wesley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Bullion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullion is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niles is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- Stoneboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Centertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centertown is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barkeyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 79 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]<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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Pleasant:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Venango County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Armstrong County
- Butler County
- Clarion County
- Crawford County
- Forest County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Warren County
- York County
- Trumbull 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 'point-to-point' 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. |