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Welcome to Little Point ...

Little Point is located in Morgan County<1>.


The location of Little 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 Little Point, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Little Point: Little Pt.

Little Point is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Little Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Little Point (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Little Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Point - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Point.

Communities near Little Point ...

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

  • Plainfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greencastle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
  • Mooresville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
  • Cloverdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Monrovia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Point ...

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

Adding Little Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little 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 Little Point was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Little Point on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Point.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little Point. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Morgan, 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 Little Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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