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 Pleasant Point (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 Pleasant Point. 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 Pleasant Point ...

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 Pleasant Point: Pleasant Pt.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Pleasant Point is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Point:

• Washington County     (The home county of Pleasant Point)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Point, with the one closest to Pleasant Point listed first.
  • Perry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • Eastport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Eastport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <2>
  • North Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
    • North Perry is located in Washington County
  • Pembroke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
    • Pembroke is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
  • North Lubec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lubec
    • North Lubec is located in Washington County
  • West Pembroke
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
    • West Pembroke is located in Washington County
  • Lubec
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <2>
  • Robbinston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinston
    • Robbinston is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinston <2>
  • South Lubec
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lubec
    • South Lubec is located in Washington County
  • Dennysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
  • Lower Dennysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Charlotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Red Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
    • Red Beach is located in Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Point, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Point.

Newspapers Published in Pleasant Point ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Point, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Point.

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 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 Pleasant Point:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Cemeteries Near Pleasant Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Point.

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 Pleasant Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Point, with the one closest to Pleasant Point listed first.

• Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322212 <5>
• Fairhaven Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • The Fairhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Calders Head Cemetery
  • Old Calder's Head Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424219 <5>
• Cummings Cove Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cummings Cove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cove Cemetery
• Bayside Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
• Hillside Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Leonardville Community Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonardville Community Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428017 <5>
• Wilson's Beach Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • The Wilson's Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Old Wilson's Beach Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson's Beach Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168697 <5>
• Wilson's Beach Community Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • The Wilson's Beach Community Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Head Harbour Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson's Beach Community Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434778 <5>
• Mt. Hope Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358069 <5>
• St. Anne's Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2451625 <5>
• St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
• Hillside Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Continue List   (60 more) ...
  • Lubec Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lubec Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lubec Town Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • West Lubec Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lubec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lubec 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 Pleasant Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Point.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Point, with the one closest to Pleasant Point listed first.

• Perry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
• Eastport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
  • Eastport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <2>
• North Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
  • North Perry is located in Washington County
• Pembroke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
• North Lubec
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lubec
  • North Lubec is located in Washington County
• West Pembroke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
  • West Pembroke is located in Washington County
• Lubec
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
  • Lubec is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <2>
• South Robbinston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Robbinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Robbinston
  • South Robbinston is located in Washington County
• Robbinston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinston
  • Robbinston is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinston <2>
• Dennysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
  • Dennysville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
• West Lubec
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lubec
  • West Lubec is located in Washington County
• South Lubec
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lubec
  • South Lubec is located in Washington County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Charlotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • Red Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
    • Red Beach is located in Washington County
  • Whiting
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/