 The new cemetery was situated on an farm on Lot 19 Concession 3 (also referred to as Yonge Street Farm) once owned by the Cawthra family and likely by William Cawthra, on the far outskirts of the city.Mount Pleasant Cemetery formally opened on 4 November 1876 with more than of carriage drives along rolling hills and ponds.Mount Pleasant Road was later constructed to pass through the centre of the cemetery and is named after this cemetery.