Mount Pleasant, OH

Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 394 residents. Mount Pleasant is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. Founded in 1803 by anti-slavery Quakers, the village was an early center of abolitionist activity and a well-known haven for fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad. That mix gives Mount Pleasant a clear local shape within Ohio, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Mount Pleasant was laid out in 1803. Mount Pleasant was named for its scenic landscape. Mount Pleasant includes a historic district.