Welcome to Point Pleasant ...

Point Pleasant is located in Bucks County<1>.

The location of Point Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Pleasant, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant

Point Pleasant is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Point Pleasant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), 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.

• Lansdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <4>
• Phillipsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
• Perkasie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <4>
• Quakertown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
  • Quakertown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quakertown <4>
• Doylestown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Souderton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souderton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souderton
  • Souderton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souderton <4>
• Hellertown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellertown
  • Hellertown is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hellertown <4>
• Telford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
  • Telford is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telford <4>
• Chalfont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalfont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfont
  • Chalfont is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalfont <4>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Point Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Point Pleasant.

Adding Point Pleasant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Pleasant in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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 1828.

We also found Point Pleasant in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bucks County: www.buckscounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/