Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mount Pleasant, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Pleasant:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Mount Pleasant.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Callahan, Coleman, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels & Shackelford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mount Pleasant. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Taylor County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Mount Pleasant (which is Taylor County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Mount Pleasant
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Taylor County (where Mount Pleasant resides)
- County Website: https://www.taylorcounty.texas.gov/
- County Seat for Taylor: Abilene
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Cozart
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cozart is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
- Merkel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blair
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- View is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
- Caps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caps is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caps
- Tye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wylie is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Buffalo Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Abilene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Impact
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Impact is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Potosi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Potosi is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
- Ovalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shep
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shep is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shep
- Elmdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elmdale is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Guion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Guion is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Happy Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hamby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamby is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
- Bradshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bradshaw is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Callahan County
- County Website: https://www.callahancounty.org/
- County Seat for Callahan: Baird
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Dudley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Eula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eula is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton has also been known as:
- Denton Valley
- Oplin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oplin is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oplin
- Coke County
- County Website: https://www.co.coke.tx.us/
- County Seat for Coke: Robert Lee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- Blackwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman County
- County Website: https://www.co.coleman.tx.us/
- County Seat for Coleman: Coleman
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- Goldsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher County
- County Website: https://www.fishercounty.org/
- County Seat for Fisher: Roby
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Eskota
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eskota is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskota
- Palava
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palava is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palava
- Longworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longworth is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
- Sylvester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCaulley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCaulley is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Busby is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Jones County
- County Website: https://www.co.jones.tx.us/
- County Seat for Jones: Anson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Stith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stith is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
- Noodle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Noodle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
- Hodges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodges is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- North Abilene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Abilene is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abilene
- Truby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Truby is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truby
- Hawley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
- Phantom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Funston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Funston is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
- Nugent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nugent is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Neinda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Neinda is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
- Radium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Radium is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Nolan County
- County Website: https://www.co.nolan.tx.us/
- County Seat for Nolan: Sweetwater
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Toland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toland is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toland
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Herndon is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Tesco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tesco is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesco
- Nolan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hylton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hylton is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
- Orient
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orient is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
- Sweetwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shaufler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shaufler is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaufler
- Avenger Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
- Maryneal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Runnels County
- County Website: https://www.runnelscounty.org/
- County Seat for Runnels: Ballinger
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mount Pleasant ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant.
- Drasco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drasco is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
- Pumphrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilmeth is located in Runnels County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth
- Winters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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