A visit to the Point Pleasant Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
36.4278, -88.1228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Bucy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bucy Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucy Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lemond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lemond Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond Cemetery
- Scarbough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scarbough Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbough Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
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- Salmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Chilcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Chilcutt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilcutt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- India
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Faxon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- McKinnon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
- Snider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- New Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1326112 (Point Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326112 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Henry
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris Landing
- Location given for Point Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4278326 Lon: -88.1228129
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |