Mineral Point, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Washington County, Missouri
• Legal status: Village
• Population: 363 (Change since 1990: -5.5%)
• Founded: 1858 by William C. Inks
• Name origin: minerals

Geography

• Located near end of Route O east of Potosi
• Latitude: 37°56'43" N   (+37.9452)
• Longitude: 90°43'28" W   (-90.7245)
• Civil township: Breton
• Land area: 0.25 square miles (163.0 acres)

As the crow flies, Mineral Point is...

• 2.3 miles S of Fountain Farm
• 2.5 miles NW of Summit
• 2.5 miles NE of Springtown
• 3.2 miles E of Potosi
• 3.5 miles SW of Cadet
• 3.9 miles S of Happy Hollow
• 4.2 miles N of Hopewell
• 4.3 miles S of Shibboleth
• 5.1 miles S of Old Mines
• 5.2 miles S of Mud Town
• 55.1 miles SW of St. Louis
• 78.0 miles NW of Cape Girardeau

History

Name origin

Named for the local mining industry

Demographics