New Mount Pleasant, Indiana

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°21′21″N 85°03′54″W / 40.35583°N 85.06500°W / 40.35583; -85.06500CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJayTownshipJeffersonElevation1,034 ft (315 m)ZIP code
47371
FIPS code18-53316[2]GNIS feature ID440088[1]

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

History

New Mount Pleasant was founded in 1838.[3] The community was named after a Friends meeting house in Mount Pleasant, Ohio.[4] A post office was established at New Mount Pleasant in 1839, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Mount Pleasant, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 239. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was platted in 1838...
  4. ^ Jay, Milton T. (1922). History of Jay County, Indiana: Including Its World War Record and Incorporating the Montgomery History, Volume 1. Historical Publishing Company. p. 106.
  5. ^ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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