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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Ohio County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ohio County: Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Grayson, Hancock, McLean & Muhlenberg.
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:
- Ohio 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.
- Centertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ceralvo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Echols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- McHenry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Beaver Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Breckinridge County
- Vanzant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Provo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mining City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Morgantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Welch's Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Moseleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Oklahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- West Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Philpot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Owensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Curdsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Grayson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Spring Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Yeaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Tousey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Pellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Patesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Hebbardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Bluff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Niagara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Jewel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- Vandetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Hanson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- White Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Earlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mortons Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Nortonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manitou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Nebo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Agnes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Sacramento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- South Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Cleaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Bevier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bevier is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevier
- Nonnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Paradise ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Powderly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Earles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Drakesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Onton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Slaughters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sebree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
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.
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Linly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tichnor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aunt Nellie Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Equality Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Atherton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Point Pleasant had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smallhous
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smallhous is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallhous
- Ceralvo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Buel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Semiway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Semiway is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiway
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Carrollton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Livia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Livia is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livia
- Sacramento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Gishton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gishton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gishton
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
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 26 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 turn to 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ohio County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Webster County
- Spencer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |