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

New Mount Pleasant, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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 2008-01-31.
  2. "New Mount Pleasant, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  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 1 November 2014.


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