Welcome to City Point ...
City Point is located in Jackson County<1>.
The location of City Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of City Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
A typical abbreviation for City Point: City Pt.
City Point is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: City Point lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named City Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named City Point - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for City Point.
Communities near City Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near City Point.
- Neillsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neillsville
- Neillsville is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
- Pittsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Vesper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Warrens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Granton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Granton is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Arpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Millston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millston
- Millston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lynxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Pray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Jackson County
- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
- Lindsey is located in Wood County
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 City Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for City Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of City Point. 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 City Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around City Point. See our Newspapers Page for City Point.
Adding City Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of City Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for City Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the City Point post office opened in 1876.
We also found City Point in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for City Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for City Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around City Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |