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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 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.

Point Pleasant is located in Chautauqua County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chautauqua County: Cattaraugus, Erie, Erie (PA) & Warren (PA).

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:

  • Chautauqua 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.
    • Wooglin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Mayville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hartfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • Stedman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Maple Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stebbins Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • Bayview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bemus Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bournes Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
    • Forsyth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Cattaraugus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Conewango
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Conewango is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conewango
    • Leon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • South Dayton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cottage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Axeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Axeville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axeville
    • Randolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • East Randolph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
      • Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
    • Perrysburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Napoli
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Napoli is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoli
    • Persia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Onoville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Onoville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoville
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • Spartansburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • North East
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hornby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
    • Corry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <1>
    • Wattsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
    • Arbuckle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Beaver Dam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
    • Elgin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Lawrence Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
    • Wesleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Union City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Bear Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lottsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lottsville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lottsville
    • Columbus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Colza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Putnamville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Putnamville is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
    • West Spring Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • West Spring Creek is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spring Creek
    • Pittsfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Youngsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Garland is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Irvine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • East Branch is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Branch

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.

  • Chautauqua Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dewittville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prendergast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasantville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Old St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Open Meadows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (171 more) ...
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bemus Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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.

  • Mayville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Wooglin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
  • Chautauqua
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewittville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hartfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
  • Summerdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerdale is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Stedman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
  • Maple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bayview is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Sherman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bemus Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Centralia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Centralia is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Westfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lombard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lombard is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard

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 50 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 20 miles [32.2 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 helpful 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:

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.