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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Jasper County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper County: Clark, Clay, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Lawrence & Richland.
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:
- Jasper 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.
- Yale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidalgo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hunt City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Willow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Oak Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Hogue Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Casey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oilfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Cleone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clark Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- West Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Snyder
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Ingraham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sailor Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Hutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Lerna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Mattoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Bushton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Rardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Dorans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Bellair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Oblong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Green Brier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Hardinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hutsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Hazel Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Jewett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Timothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Diona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Janesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Neoga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Kansas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Dieterich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Teutopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Green Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Watson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moultrie County
- Gays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Dundas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Passport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Olney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Claremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Sigel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trowbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Sexson Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Stewardson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sullivan County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Merom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Vigo County (IN)
- Vigo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
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.
- Swick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swick Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McFadden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Debord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Block Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (446 more) ...
- Plainfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
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.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Yale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Hidalgo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Oak Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Bellair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Jewett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gila
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Timothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Moonshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moonshine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine
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 76 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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Illinois
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Effingham County
- Moultrie County
- Richland County
- Shelby County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |