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Welcome to Point Lookout ...

Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Point Lookout: Pt. Lookout

Point Lookout is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Point Lookout: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Point Lookout ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Point Lookout - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, New York (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Point Lookout ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Paden City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Marys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sistersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pennsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Matamoras
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • West Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Lookout ...

Looking for more information about Point Lookout? 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 Lookout, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Lookout.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Lookout - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Point Lookout area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Point Lookout area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.