New Mount Pleasant, Indiana

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

New Mount Pleasant, Indiana
Unincorporated community
New Mount Pleasant is located in Indiana
New Mount Pleasant
New Mount Pleasant
New Mount Pleasant is located in the United States
New Mount Pleasant
New Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 40°21′21″N 85°03′54″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJay
TownshipJefferson
Elevation
1,030 ft (310 m)
ZIP code
47371
FIPS code18-53316[1]
GNIS feature ID440088[2]

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]

Geography

New Mount Pleasant is located at 40°21′21″N 85°03′54″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "New Mount Pleasant, 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. 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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