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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant
- In past government published Postal Guides, Point Pleasant was referred to as Point Pleasant Courthouse.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Mason County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason County: Gallia (OH), Meigs (OH), Cabell, Jackson & Putnam.
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:
- Mason 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.
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Beale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Fivemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Arlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- West Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Letart is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cabell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Crown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Ona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Culloden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Fairplain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Wilding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Pliny
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Winfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Hurricane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wood County
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Athens County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallia County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Gallipolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kerr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kyger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Athalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Scottown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Aid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Linnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Meigs County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Middleport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Thomas Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Langsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Racine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dorcas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Scioto County (OH)
- Hales Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Wilkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(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.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (783 more) ...
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Point Pleasant had a population of 1,853 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Point Pleasant had a population of 4,017 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Pleasant, with the one closest to Point Pleasant listed first.
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Addison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Gallipolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Bulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Couch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Couch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Ambrosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Wyoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wyoma is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma
- Flatrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maggie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maggie is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Clipper Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clipper Mills is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
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.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Point Pleasant ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Point Pleasant. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Point Pleasant and those printed in the larger area surrounding Point Pleasant.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of Point Pleasant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 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:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Mason County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Putnam County
- Wood County
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Point Pleasant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |