Mount Pleasant, Mississippi

About Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant is a small unincorporated community in northern Mississippi.

Officially, Mount Pleasant is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.4 square miles.

📰 Mount Pleasant News Today

• Paul Cross Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Mount Pleasant, IA - Mississippi Valley Publishing Legacy obituary · Aug 17
• Linda Barrett Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Mount Pleasant, IA - Mississippi Valley Publishing Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Charles Ring Obituary (1951 - 2026) - Mount Pleasant, IA - Mississippi Valley Publishing Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Michael Bonser Obituary (1958 - 2026) - Mount Pleasant, IA - Mississippi Valley Publishing Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Bob Roth Obituary (1929 - 2026) - Mt. Pleasant, IA - Mississippi Valley Publishing Legacy obituary · Apr 28

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What Makes Mount Pleasant Unique

• One of 12 places in the US named Mount Pleasant — but the Mississippi one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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