Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Indiana

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Mount Pleasant
Unincorporated community
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Mount Pleasant
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Mount Pleasant
Coordinates: 38°07′18″N86°31′04″W / 38.12167°N 86.51778°W / 38.12167; -86.51778
Country United States
State Indiana
County Perry
Township Union
Elevation
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787 ft (240 m)
Time zone UTC-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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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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