Mount Pleasant, Kansas

Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.^[1]

History

The first settlement at Mount Pleasant was made in 1854.^[2] A post office called Mount Pleasant was in operation from 1855 until 1900.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pleasant (historical)
↑ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 403.
↑ "Atchison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Atchison

Cities	Atchison Effingham Huron Lancaster Muscotah

Unincorporated communities	Arrington Cummings Eden Farmington Good Intent Kennekuk Larkinburg‡ Monrovia Oak Mills Parnell Port Williams Potter St. Pats Shannon

Indian reservations	Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡

Townships	Benton Center Grasshopper Kapioma Lancaster Mount Pleasant Shannon Walnut

Ghost towns	Mount Pleasant Pardee

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°26′52″N 95°08′16″W / 39.44778°N 95.13778°W / 39.44778; -95.13778

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