Gravel Point, Missouri
extinct town in the American state of Missouri
Gravel Point is an extinct town in southwestern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community and Gravel Point School is on Gravel Point Road and adjacent to a small tributary of West Piney Creek. It was approximately eight miles north-northwest of Cabool.
A post office called Gravel Point was established in 1871, the name was changed to Gravelpoint in 1895, and the post office closed in 1905. The community was so named on account of gravel deposits near the original town site.
The public source identifies “Gravel Point, Missouri” as extinct town in the American state of Missouri. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gravel, Point and Missouri.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 3, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q28103477. Authority coordinates are 37.225, -92.168. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1871, 1895 and 1905.
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