Welcome to Point Pleasant ...
Point Pleasant is located in Jasper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant
Point Pleasant is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Point Pleasant lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Point Pleasant (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities Also Named Point Pleasant ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Point Pleasant - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Pleasant.
Communities near Point Pleasant ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Pleasant.
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Casey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oblong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <3>
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
- Dieterich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
- Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <3>
- Willow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Hill
- Willow Hill is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Hill <3>
- Jewett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <3>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Pleasant.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point Pleasant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Pleasant.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant. See our Newspapers Page for Point Pleasant.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Pleasant ...
Looking for more information about Point Pleasant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Pleasant.
Adding Point Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Point Pleasant in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Point Pleasant was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Point Pleasant post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Pleasant.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Pleasant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |