Welcome to Point View ...

Point View is located in Blair County<1>.

The location of Point View 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 View, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Point View is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Point View: (814)

Websites for Point View ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Point View, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Point View ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Point View: This one is located in Blair County and the other is located in Fulton County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point View.

Communities near Point View ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point View.

• Altoona
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Huntingdon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Martinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Cresson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County

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 View. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point View.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point View. 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 View.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point View. See our Newspapers Page for Point View.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point View ...

Looking for more information about Point View? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point View, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point View.

Adding Point View to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point View 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 View was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Point View on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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