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Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana
Mount Pleasant Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 14,102 and it contained 6,157 housing units. The school system is Yorktown Community Schools in Yorktown.

History

The Martin Hofherr Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.94 square miles (87.9 km), of which 33.7 square miles (87 km) (or 99.29%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km) (or 0.71%) is water.

Cities and towns

Unincorporated towns

Adjacent townships

Major highways

Cemeteries

  • * Yorktown Cemetery, 2367-2399 S Elm St, Yorktown, IN 47396; Downtown Yorktown. Oldest stone 1830. Oldest portion about 1 1/2 acres. Latitude: 40.1725 Longitude: 85.4914
  • * Hawk Cemetery, 10501 W Division Rd, Yorktown, IN 47396; Large cemetery. Founded circa 1835. Oldest part over 2 acres. Latitude: 40.1936, Longitude: 85.5108
  • Jones/Pleasant Run Cemetery 820 W, Reed Station, IN; Take 332 to 820 W. Go north. Cemetery is on the south side of the curve. 10 acres, older section less than an acre. Large cemetery. Oldest marker 1831. Latitude: 40.2178, Longitude: 85.5461
  • * McKinley Cemetery, Cheyenne Cul-De-Sac, Yorktown, IN 47396; More than 30 stones. Founded circa 1832. Relatives of President William McKinley and Benjamin Harrison buried here. Latitude: 40.1989, Longitude: 85.4706
  • * Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 2900-4198 S Highbanks Rd, Daleville, IN 47334; Large cemetery in Mt. Pleasant Township. Earliest monument 1840. Oldest section under one acre. Latitude: 40.1567, Longitude: 85.5508 PDF with more information
  • * Stewart Cemetery, west edge of Yorktown; south bank of the White River; exact location unknown within Sections 21 and 22; no roads to cemetery.
  • * Van Matre Cemetery, 700 W just north of the White River, Yorktown, IN, Section 20. Two markers 1880. Latitude: 40.1696, Longitude: 85.5191

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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