Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Point Pleasant (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Point Pleasant. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Point Pleasant ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Pleasant. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Pleasant.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Point Pleasant is located in Sacramento County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sacramento County: Amador, Contra Costa, Placer, San Joaquin, Solano, Sutter & Yolo.
Below are the counties that are near Point Pleasant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Pleasant:
- Sacramento County (The home county of Point Pleasant)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laguna West - Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vorden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vorden is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- Laguna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laguna is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
- Locke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locke is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amador County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- May ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Camanche Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Ione
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
- Calaveras County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Wallace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Bethel Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knightsen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bixler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Discovery Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- El Dorado County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Crescent Ridge Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Cresta Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Village
- Park Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Placer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Riego
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riego is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riego
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- San Joaquin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
- Thornton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Acampo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
- South Woodbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodbridge
- Terminous
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Terminous is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminous
- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
- Henderson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockeford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Rio Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Batavia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Batavia is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Solano City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Solano City is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solano City
- Denverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Denverton is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denverton
- Elmira
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birds Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Travis Field
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Travis Field is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Field
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Leisure Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leisure Town is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Town
- Allendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Yolo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- West Sacramento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Broderick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bryte
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- El Macero
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swingle is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swingle
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Pleasant, see our County-by-County Page for Point Pleasant.
Cemeteries Near Point Pleasant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Pleasant.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Point Pleasant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Pleasant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South East Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Joaquin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galt - Arno Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elder Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sacramento Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (49 more) ...
- Sacramento County Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Quiet Haven Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Point Pleasant in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Point Pleasant.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arno ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arno is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- McConnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McConnel is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Elk Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Taison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Taison is located in San Joaquin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galt is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
- Florin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Florin is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin
- Isleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Acampo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cicero is located in Sacramento County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Pleasant. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Pleasant.
Newspapers Published in Point Pleasant ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 169 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Pleasant, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Pleasant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Point Pleasant:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Sacramento County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amador County
- Calaveras County
- Contra Costa County
- El Dorado County
- Placer County
- San Joaquin County
- Solano County
- Yolo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Point Pleasant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |