New Point, Missouri
New Point is an unincorporated community in eastern Holt County, Missouri, United States.
History
It was originally named Grant but the named switched to New Point in 1875. The New Point post office shut down in 1980. New Point's most famous citizen is football Hall of Famer Roger Wehrli, born in 1947.
Geography
New Point is located where Nichols Creek intersects Missouri Route B. It is just two miles west of the Nodaway River which is also the Andrew County border. It is located approximately five miles northeast of Oregon, six miles northwest of Fillmore, and about ten miles south of Maitland.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Point
- ^ "Holt County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
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