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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find West Point Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Point Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Point Ferry listed first.

  • Beechville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Beechville is located in Calhoun County
  • Batchtown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchtown
    • Batchtown is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batchtown <3>
  • Winfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
    • Winfield is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
  • Brevator
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevator have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Brevator is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Meppen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meppen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meppen
    • Meppen is located in Calhoun County
  • Foley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
  • Old Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Monroe
    • Old Monroe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Monroe <3>
  • Conrad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad
    • Conrad is located in Calhoun County
  • Brussels
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brussels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brussels
    • Brussels is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brussels <3>
  • Argentville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Argentville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
    • Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Rosedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Rosedale is located in Jersey County
  • Chain-of-Rocks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
    • Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Golden Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Apex
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Apex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Gilead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Calhoun County
  • Chantilly ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chantilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
    • Chantilly is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Deer Plain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deer Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
    • Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
  • Saint Paul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Owen ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
    • Owen is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Hardin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <3>
  • Enon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Enon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Fallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
  • Fieldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moscow Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Josephville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
    • Josephville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Grafton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Elsberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
    • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <3>
  • New Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)

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Footnotes ...

<1>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 West Point Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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