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:
39.2851, -80.4865
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 Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pt. Pleasant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shahan Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shahan Cemetery
- Enon Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Enon Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Enon Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bristol.
- The Enon Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brandy Gap Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
- Point Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78292 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Marshville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79046 <5>
- Borring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Borring Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borring Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Plant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant Cemetery
- Grass Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grass Run Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Run Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78843 <5>
- K of P Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The K of P Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K of P Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
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- Sycamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Cascara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cascara Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascara Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Milford Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Milford Road Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Road Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Ash Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ash Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Reynoldsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilsonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilsonburg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonburg
- O'Neill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- O'Neill is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
- Katy Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Katy Lick is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy Lick
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Miletus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miletus is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miletus
- Big Isaac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Isaac is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Isaac
- Tichenal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Adamston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adamston is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamston
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebud is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Clarksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gore is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Nutter Fort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Doak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doak is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doak
- Stonewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Despard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Spelter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spelter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter
- Lumberport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jimtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jimtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Doddridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Anmoore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Haywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
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. The following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. Pleasant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 #1718505 (Point Pleasant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718505 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wolf Summit
- Location given for Point Pleasant Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2850886 Lon: -80.4864828
- 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 Harrison, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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> | 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. |
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