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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Point Pleasant. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Point Pleasant to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Point Pleasant, please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Point Pleasant is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
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:
- Hocking 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.
- Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gibisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- South Bloomingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Union Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Apple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Bessemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greens Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Truetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Amanda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Stoutsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Pleasantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Alice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Point Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- New Straitsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Avalon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Junction City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Drakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Elmwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pike County
- Mount Sinai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Adelphi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Riton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Massieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yellowbud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- North Fork Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
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.
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackjack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ilesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allbery Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allbery Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allbery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allbery Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the southwest of Logan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419575 <5>
- Justice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.
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.
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Blackjack
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Hue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Ewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- South Bloomingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Siverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- New Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Starr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Starr is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
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- Union Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
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 62 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 19 miles [30.6 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 like to 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 Point Pleasant:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |