New Mount Pleasant, Indiana
New Mount Pleasant, Indiana | ||
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FIPS code 18-53316[2] | | |
| GNIS feature ID | 440088[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
- ^ a b "New Mount Pleasant, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
This village was platted in 1838...
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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