Grays Point, Kelso Township, Scott County, Missouri, United States

Overview of Grays Point

• Name:
  Grays Point
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Kelso Township, Scott County, Missouri, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  along the Mississippi River in NW Scott County.
• History (GNIS):
  "When the first settlement was made by white men, the name Ross' Point was given for an early settler of that name, then the place was named Gray's Point for an old steamboat captain, Wm. Gray, who settled there." (MO-T101/SHS-MO/1938)
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:37.240328537° 14' 25.2"N

  Longitude:-89.468699889° 28' 07.3"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Gale (McClure precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1.3 mi. NE
  • Thebes (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1.4 mi. S
  • Scott City 3.5 mi. SW
  • East Cape Girardeau (McClure precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 4.1 mi. N
  • Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Township, Cape Girardeau County) 5.3 mi. NW
  • Kelso 5.6 mi. SW
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Grays Point 0 mi. N
  • Hobbs (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1 mi. SE
  • Garner (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1 mi. SE
  • Rose Hill (Thebes, Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1.4 mi. SE
  • Hutchison (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 1.5 mi. E
  • Bonhardt 2 mi. SW
  • Westerwell 2.4 mi. W
  • Miller (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 2.5 mi. E
  • Bracken (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 2.5 mi. SE
  • Brown Homestead (Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois) 2.5 mi. E
  • Saint Joseph 2.5 mi. SW
  • Lightner 2.6 mi. SW
• Elevation:
  104 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  810415668
• Updated Apr 19, 2020