New Mount Pleasant, Indiana Explained

Official Name:New Mount Pleasant, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:New Mount Pleasant
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jay
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jefferson
Coordinates:40.3558°N -85.065°W
Elevation Ft:1034
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47371
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-53316[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:440088

New Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jay County, Indiana.

History

New Mount Pleasant was founded in 1838.[2] The community was named after a Friends meeting house in Mount Pleasant, Ohio.[3] A post office was established at New Mount Pleasant in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 239. This village was platted in 1838....
  3. Book: History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1 . Historical Publishing Company . Jay, Milton T. . 1922 . 106.
  4. Web site: Jay County . Jim Forte Postal History . 1 November 2014.