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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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pleasant: Mt. 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 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 Taylor County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Callahan, Coleman, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels & Shackelford.

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:

  • Taylor 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.
    • Merkel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tye
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
      • Tye is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <1>
    • Trent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo Gap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
      • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
      • Impact is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Tuscola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Potosi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Taylor County
    • Ovalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
      • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <1>
    • Guion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Hamby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
      • Hamby is located in Taylor County
    • Lawn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Callahan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Eula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
      • Eula is located in Callahan County
    • Clyde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Callahan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
    • Denton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Callahan County
      • Denton has also been known as:
      • Denton Valley
  • Coke County
    • Blackwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Coke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <1>
  • Coleman County
    • Goldsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Goldsboro is located in Coleman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <1>
  • Fisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Sylvester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
      • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <1>
    • McCaulley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaulley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
      • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Stith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
      • Stith is located in Jones County
    • Hawley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Hawley is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
    • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
      • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
    • Anson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <1>
    • Funston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
      • Funston is located in Jones County
    • Radium
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Jones County
  • Nolan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Nolan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <1>
    • Hylton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
      • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Sweetwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>
    • Avenger Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
      • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
    • Maryneal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryneal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal
      • Maryneal is located in Nolan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryneal <1>
  • Runnels County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pleasant, with the one closest to Mount Pleasant listed first.
    • Wingate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Winters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters
      • Winters is located in Runnels County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winters <1>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tye Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elmwood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Trent Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Iberis Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mid Way Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mid Way Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mid Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dora Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Old Colony Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Colony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abilene State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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.

  • Merkel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Trent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Abilene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eskota
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eskota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskota
    • Eskota is located in Fisher County
  • Guion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
  • Elmdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
  • Hylton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hylton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
  • Phantom Hill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
    • Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
  • Anson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Anson is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <1>
  • Sweetwater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>
  • Clyde
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
  • Neinda
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
    • Neinda is located in Jones County

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 68 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Pleasant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taylor County: www.taylorcountytexas.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3971, Longitude: -99.9718       In this case, the coordinates for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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