Mount Pleasant
Ghost town · Darke County, Ohio

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 quadrangle | Greenville West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,083 ft |
| Nearest living town | Palestine, OH |
| Distance to it | 3.6 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1067523 |
| Coordinates | 40.09449, -84.70718 |
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.
Nearby places
- Saint Johnghost town · Darke County · 6.3 mi
- Hetzlervilleghost town · Darke County · 7.7 mi
- Sampsonghost town · Darke County · 8.5 mi
- Wileyghost town · Darke County · 11.5 mi
- Hagerstownghost town · Preble County · 13.8 mi
- Orangeburgghost town · Preble County · 17.8 mi
- Geeting Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Preble County · 18.3 mi
- Belfastghost town · Preble County · 18.3 mi
- Delvinghost town · Darke County · 18.4 mi
- Warnke Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Preble County · 18.4 mi
- Strakersghost town · Darke County · 18.4 mi
- Rowdyvilleghost town · Miami County · 19.3 mi
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.
- 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.