A visit to the Point Lookout 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. Lookout Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pt. Lookout Cemetery:
39.4320, -81.1282
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pt. Lookout Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Pleasants County<2>.
The county seat for Pleasants County is located in Saint Marys. Saint Marys lies just to the west southwest of the Pt. Lookout Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pt. Lookout Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pt. Lookout Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holdren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holdren Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdren Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Clay Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Point Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Beavertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Beavertown Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Lamp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lamp Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamp Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bibbys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bibbys Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbys Cemetery
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- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Church Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Church Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Beech Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beech Run Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Run Cemetery
- Old Beech Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Beech Run Cemetery is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beech Run Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pt. Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pt. Lookout Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- DeLong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County
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- Sugar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County
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- Wade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wade is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Saint Marys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ward ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Deucher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Meadville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adlai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
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- Plum Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Matamoras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Newell Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Steel Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- League
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- McKim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Adonis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Willow Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Sistersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Gasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
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. Lookout Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pleasants County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Lookout Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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. Lookout Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pleasants 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. Lookout Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678563 (Point Lookout Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678563 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: Pleasants
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raven Rock
- Location given for Point Lookout Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4320201 Lon: -81.1281673
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Pleasants, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pt. Lookout 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. |