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Introduction ...

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 Miles 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 Miles 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 Miles 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Miles Point: Miles Pt.
  • While the name of this community is Miles Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Miles Point may originally have been Mile's Point.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Miles Point might be written as Mile 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Miles Point is located in Carroll County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.

Below are the counties that are near Miles Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miles Point:

  • Carroll County     (The home county of Miles Point)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Norborne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norborne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
      • Norborne is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Palemon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
      • Palemon is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palemon
      • From Miles Point to Palemon
    • Stet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
      • Stet is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stet
      • From Miles Point to Stet
    • Carrollton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wakenda
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wakenda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
      • Wakenda is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wakenda
      • From Miles Point to Wakenda
    • Mandeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bogard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard
      • Bogard is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogard <4>
    • Bosworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
      • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Tina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
      • Tina is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • De Witt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Caldwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Braymer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cowgill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cowgill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
      • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cowgill
      • From Miles Point to Cowgill
    • Polo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Proctorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • Excelsior Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Springs
      • Excelsior Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Excelsior Springs <4>
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Levasy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levasy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
    • Buckner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sibley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <4>
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Jackson County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Valley City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Johnson County
    • Dunksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunksburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
      • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunksburg
      • From Miles Point to Dunksburg
    • Columbus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Greendoor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greendoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greendoor
      • From Miles Point to Greendoor
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Dover
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hodge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
      • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hodge
      • From Miles Point to Hodge
    • Page City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
    • Waverly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Corder
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder
      • Corder is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corder <4>
    • Lexington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Higginsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Alma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
    • Aullville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aullville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Mayview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayview <4>
    • Wellington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
    • Concordia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concordia <4>
  • Livingston County
  • Pettis County
  • Ray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Ray County
    • Hardin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Rockingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Morton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Miles Point to Morton
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
    • Ovid ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ovid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ovid
      • From Miles Point to Ovid
    • Fleming
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Georgeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rayville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Albany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Albany is located in Ray County
  • Saline County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.
    • Little Osage Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Osage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
      • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
    • Grand Pass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Blackburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackburn <4>
    • Mount Leonard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
      • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Malta Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend
      • Malta Bend is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malta Bend <4>
    • Blosser ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blosser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
      • Blosser is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blosser
      • From Miles Point to Blosser
    • Sweet Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Springs
      • Sweet Springs is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Springs <4>
    • Cretcher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cretcher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
      • Cretcher is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cretcher
      • From Miles Point to Cretcher
    • Fairville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Miami
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Herndon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herndon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Saline County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herndon
      • From Miles Point to Herndon
    • Marshall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miles Point, see our County-by-County Page for Miles Point.

Cemeteries Near Miles Point ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miles 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miles Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.

  • Dover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Slusher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slusher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slusher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairhaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Austin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cloudis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloudis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloudis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Miles Point had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Miles Point, with the one closest to Miles Point listed first.

  • Dover
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hodge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
    • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hodge
    • From Miles Point to Hodge
  • Norborne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norborne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
    • Norborne is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Sugartree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugartree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree
    • Sugartree is located in Carroll County
  • Page City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
    • Page City is located in Lafayette County
  • Palemon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palemon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
    • Palemon is located in Carroll County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Palemon
    • From Miles Point to Palemon
  • Hardin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 Ray County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Corder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder
    • Corder is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corder <4>
  • Rockingham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Higginsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Morton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Ray County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Morton
      • From Miles Point to Morton
    • Myrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
      • Myrick is located in Lafayette County
    • Alma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miles Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miles Point.

Newspapers Published in Miles 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 178 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miles Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miles Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miles Point.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Miles Point:

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Miles Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Miles Point) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Miles Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2313, Longitude: -93.6992       In this case, the coordinates for Miles Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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