Egypt Mills, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Name origin: Bible story
• Previously known as: Shepherd's Mill

Geography

• Located at the junction of MO 177 and Bainbridge Road (CR 634)
• Latitude: 37°24'18" N   (+37.4050)
• Longitude: 89°27'49" W   (-89.4636)
• Elevation: 376 feet above sea level
• Public Land Survey: T. 32 N., R. 14 E., Sec. 35
• Civil township: Randol

As the crow flies, Egypt Mills is...

• 2.8 miles W of Hamburg Landing, IL
• 4.6 miles NW of Reynoldsville, IL
• 4.7 miles SE of Oriole
• 4.8 miles SW of Ware, IL
• 5.2 miles NE of Cape Rock Village
• 6.0 miles SE of Pink Root Hollow
• 6.3 miles N of McClure, IL
• 7.0 miles S of Wolf Lake, IL
• 7.0 miles S of Neelys Landing
• 8.0 miles NE of Cape Girardeau
• 93.4 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Name origin

The name was proposed by Dr. James McGarvey while teaching a Bible class about Joseph in Egypt.