Mount Pleasant, Missouri

Mount Pleasant is an unincorporated community in Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Mount Pleasant was platted in 1856.[2] Mount Pleasant is a commendatory name.[3] A variant name was "Ellington".[3] A post office called Mount Pleasant was established in 1862, the name was changed to Ellington in 1879, and the post office closed in 1890.[4]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pleasant
  2. The History of Gentry and Worth Counties, Missouri. National Historical Company. 1882. p. 158.
  3. "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 October 2016.



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