Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Indiana

Mount Pleasant
Unincorporated community
Mount Pleasant is located in Indiana
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is located in the United States
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 38°07′18″N 86°31′04″W / 38.12167°N 86.51778°W / 38.12167; -86.51778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyPerry
TownshipUnion
Elevation
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47520
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID451251[1]

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

  • Mount Pleasant, Indiana
    Mount Pleasant, Indiana
  • The old Post Office & General Store
    The old Post Office & General Store

A post office was established at Mount Pleasant in 1869, and remained in operation until 1943.[2] The community was so named for its lofty elevation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Indiana
  2. ^ "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...on a high plateau, which accounts for its name.


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