Welcome to Point ...
So far, we found very little information about Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Point, please Contact Us.
Point would have been located within present day Saint Louis County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Point is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Point - they are located in Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point.
Communities near Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point.
- Saint Louis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- University City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Ballwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- East Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Groves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
- Creve Coeur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
- Cahokia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <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 Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point. See our Newspapers Page for Point.
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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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. |