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Welcome to West Point Ferry ...

West Point Ferry is located in Calhoun County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Point Ferry: W. Pt. Ferry

West Point Ferry is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Point Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Point Ferry: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near West Point Ferry ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
  • Saint Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Peters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wentzville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
  • Lake Saint Louis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Dardenne Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Troy is located in Lincoln County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cottleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cottleville is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottleville <4>
  • Weldon Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Moscow Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Point Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Point Ferry - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the West Point Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the West Point Ferry 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.