Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Point Pleasant came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Point Pleasant in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Point Pleasant. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Point Pleasant data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Point Pleasant:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Point Pleasant was listed as Point Pleasant Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Point Pleasant is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Point Pleasant in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Point Pleasant for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Point Pleasant. See our Misc Page for Point Pleasant for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Point Pleasant:

Point Pleasant was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)