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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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 Charleston County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Charleston County: Berkeley, Colleton, Dorchester & Georgetown.

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:

  • Charleston 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.
    • Johns Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Meggett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollywood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Essex Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Essex Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Wadmalaw Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Ravenel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Charles Towne Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Charles Towne Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Towne Village
    • Old Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Grove Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
    • Kiawah Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rockville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Rockville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dorchester is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
    • Adams Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Hanahan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Camelot Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Camelot Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Caromi Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Caromi Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caromi Village
    • Goose Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Highland Village is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Mount Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Wando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
    • Tarry Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
    • Cordesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Jacksonboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Edisto Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Edisto Beach is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Cottageville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Round O
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
    • Green Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ritter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ritter is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
    • Drawdy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
    • Sidney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
    • Chandler Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chandler Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Village
    • Flowertown Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
    • Brownsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brownsville is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Summerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

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.

  • James Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • James Island is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Charleston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Belvedere
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvedere is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
  • Otranto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Otranto is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
  • Ladson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jacksonboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Summerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Holly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Wando
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottageville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashepoo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ashepoo is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashepoo
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Strawberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Ridgeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Long Ridge is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge

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.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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.