Mount Pleasant, Missouri Explained

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Mount Pleasant was platted in 1856.[1] Mount Pleasant is a commendatory name.[2] A variant name was "Ellington". A post office called Mount Pleasant was established in 1862, the name was changed to Ellington in 1879, and the post office closed in 1890.[3]

References

40.2272°N -94.5011°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri. 1882. National Historical Company. 158.
  2. Web site: Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 2 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070436/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_gentry.html . 24 June 2016 .
  3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 2 October 2016.

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