Mount Pleasant
Ghost town · Cecil County, Maryland

Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland. It is one of 17 former communities in Cecil County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Pleasant as a historical populated place on the Conowingo Dam 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 39.7043° N, 76.1733° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Conowingo Dam |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 456 ft |
| Nearest living town | Darlington, MD |
| Distance to it | 4.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 589381 |
| Coordinates | 39.70427, -76.17329 |
What's there now
Mount Pleasant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Darlington, MD (population 349), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 456 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Five Pointsghost town · Cecil County · 0.4 mi
- Conowingoghost town · Cecil County · 1.8 mi
- Bald Friarghost town · Cecil County · 2 mi
- Head of Canalghost town · Cecil County · 2.5 mi
- Glen Coveghost town · Harford County · 2.8 mi
- Octararoghost town · Cecil County · 3.1 mi
- Flintvilleghost town · Harford County · 3.7 mi
- Staffordghost town · Harford County · 5.6 mi
- Lapidumghost town · Harford County · 7.7 mi
- Deercreekghost town · Harford County · 7.9 mi
- Pine Grove Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 9.2 mi
- White Rock Forge Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 9.4 mi
Questions
Where is Mount Pleasant?
Mount Pleasant is in Cecil County, Maryland, at 39.7043, -76.1733.
How many ghost towns are in Cecil County?
Cecil County, Maryland has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.