Welcome to South Point ...

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.

South Point would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for South Point: S. Point

While the community is gone, the present day location for South Point is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where South Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named South Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named South Point - they are located in Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near South Point ...

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

• Wentzville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentzville
  • Wentzville is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wentzville <4>
• Wildwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
• Lake Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Louis
  • Lake Saint Louis is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Saint Louis <4>
• Dardenne Prairie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardenne Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardenne Prairie
  • Dardenne Prairie is located in Saint Charles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardenne Prairie <4>
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Eureka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
• Pacific
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Pacific is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
  • Former name for Pacific:
  • Franklin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <4>
• Saint Clair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Saint Clair is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <4>
• Wright City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Wright City is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
• New Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <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 South Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Point.

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

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

Adding South Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 South Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the South Point post office opened in 1855.

We also found South Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklinmo.org/

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