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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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. 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 doctors 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 Marion County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Alachua, Citrus, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Sumter & Volusia.

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:

  • Marion 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.
    • Kerr City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Salt Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort McCoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Orange Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
    • Electra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Electra is located in Marion County
    • Silver Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Citra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Sparr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
      • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
    • Candler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Island Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawthorne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Micanopy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Astor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
      • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Altoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carlton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
    • Conant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village
      • Lakeview Terrace Retirement Village is located in Lake County
    • Umatilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Acron ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
      • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Lake Kathryn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
      • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Paisley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Welaka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pomona Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Como
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent City Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
      • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam County
    • Crescent City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hollister
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Keuka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Edgar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Interlachen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Peniel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Palatka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Johns County
    • Hastings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The Villages
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
  • Volusia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Seville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Volusia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volusia
      • Volusia is located in Volusia County
    • Pierson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Emporia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
      • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Barberville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Pleasant, see our County-by-County Page for 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 28 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 23 miles [37 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • First Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Cemetery
  • Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
  • Gore Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Family Cemetery
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
  • Ft. McCoy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Long Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
  • Old Grahamsville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grahamsville Cemetery
  • Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocklawaha Bridge Cemetery
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Springs Cemetery
  • Waldena Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldena Cemetery
  • Continue List   (110 more) ...
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
    • Satsuma Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satsuma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satsuma Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery

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.<6>

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.

  • Eureka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Marion County
  • Norwalk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Putnam County
  • Fort McCoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Georgetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Fruitland is located in Putnam County
  • Welaka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grahamsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
    • Grahamsville is located in Marion County
  • Lynne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Lynne is located in Marion County
  • Orange Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashua
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Nashua is located in Putnam County
  • Sisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisco
    • Sisco is located in Putnam County
  • Electra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Electra is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Huntington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Putnam County
    • Lake Como
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Satsuma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Pleasant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Pleasant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3597, Longitude: -81.8090       In this case, the coordinates for Point Pleasant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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