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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gravel Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gravel Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gravel Point, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gravel Point (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gravel Point. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Gravel Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gravel Point: Gravel Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Gravel Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Texas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Point:
- Texas County (The home county of Gravel Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Bendavis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Dunn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Huggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Cabool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Simmons is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Solo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Solo is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Bucyrus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Success
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yukon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yukon is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Dent County
- Coulstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Vanzant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Drury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Buckhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Olathia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Richville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Gentryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Howell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Willow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Mountain View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Lynchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Competition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Winnipeg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Winnipeg is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phelps County
- Beulah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Graff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Astoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Hartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Macomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Odin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Grovespring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Point, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Point.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gravel Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Hamilton Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
- Canada Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peachee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peachee Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Mountain Grove.
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Swede Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cabool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabool Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cabool Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Cabool.
- The Cabool Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cabool City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #896784 <4>
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Gravel Point itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Point, with the one closest to Gravel Point listed first.
- Fowler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bado is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bado
- Alice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Huggins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Antler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antler is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
- Cabool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lundy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lundy is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy
- Mountain Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dykes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dykes is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
- Pleasant Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Elk Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Creek is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Rail
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rail
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawley is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Plum Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Valley is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Valley
- Sargent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Point.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Point ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gravel Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Point, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gravel Point:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Texas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Douglas County
- Howell County
- Laclede County
- Phelps County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Gravel Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |