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Mount Pleasant

Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

Greenville West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Greenville West quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Darke County, Ohio. It is one of 7 former communities in Darke County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 47th among the 87 Ohio counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Pleasant as a historical populated place on the Greenville West topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.0945° N, 84.7072° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGreenville West
Elevation1,083 ft
Nearest living townPalestine, OH
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1067523
Coordinates40.09449, -84.70718

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What's there now

Mount Pleasant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Palestine, OH (population 177), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,083 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Mount Pleasant?

Mount Pleasant is in Darke County, Ohio, at 40.0945, -84.7072.

How many ghost towns are in Darke County?

Darke County, Ohio has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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