Mount Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Perry Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is located in Indiana
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is located in the United States
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 40°05′20″N 85°18′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipPerry
Elevation
1,024 ft (312 m)
ZIP code
47302
FIPS code18-51534[1]
GNIS feature ID439640[2]

History

Mount Pleasant likely took its name from the Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church.[3]

Geography

Mount Pleasant is located at 40°05′20″N 85°18′21″W.

References

  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Mount Pleasant, Delaware County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  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. ...and probably named for the nearby Mount Pleasant United Brethren Church.


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