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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about South Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added South Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with South 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 South 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 South 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 South 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.
Another variation: Southpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for South Point: S. Point
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South 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 doctors and hospitals 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 South Point is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Crawford, Gasconade, Jefferson, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Warren & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near South Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Point:
- Franklin County (The home county of South Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Gildehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gildehouse is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildehouse
- Fourmile Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Labadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Gray Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffriesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Campbellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbellton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
- Moselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- West Sullivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Saint Cloud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Bourbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Little Berger
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Little Berger is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Berger
- Rosebud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hermann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dittmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Oermann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Byrnes Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- House Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scotsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- High Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Peaceful Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Morse Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Chain-of-Rocks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Moscow Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Old Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Hawk Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Jonesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKittrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schluersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Melle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foristell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Saint Louis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Weldon Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- All Saints Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- Cottleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Allenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Wildwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grover
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glencoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yeatman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Crescent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Clarkson Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Ellisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gumbo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumbo
- Ballwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Village of Three Creeks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Dutzow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marthasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Treloar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Wright City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Truesdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Washington County
- Richwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Point, see our County-by-County Page for South Point.
Cemeteries Near South Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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 South Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wildey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Borgia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Gertrude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Old Bryan Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
South Point itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Point, with the one closest to South Point listed first.
- Washington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dutzow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Krakow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Krakow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Labadie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Femme Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Femme Osage is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Femme Osage
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marthasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clover Bottom is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bottom
- Schluersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Jeffriesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffriesburg
- Gray Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Point.
Newspapers Published in South 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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South 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 South Point:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Gasconade County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Montgomery County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Louis County
- Warren County
- Washington 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 South 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- South Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |