Record
About Grays Point
Grays Point is an extinct town in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Variant names were "Graysboro" and "Ross Point".
This is a site record: what public sources say about Grays Point, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Grays Point is

Historic maps
14 historic USGS maps cover Grays Point
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1934 Thebes sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1939 Thebes sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1950 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Thebes sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Thebes sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Cape Girardeau sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Cape Girardeau sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1987 Paducah sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Thebes sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1996 Thebes sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Grays Point
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
- New York5.3 mi S · Scott
- Redman9.6 mi S · Scott
- Stroderville19.0 mi W · Cape Girardeau
- Lovejoy20.5 mi N · Cape Girardeau
- Himmel24.0 mi SW · Stoddard
- Hallett24.8 mi S · Mississippi
- Greenfield25.1 mi SE · Mississippi
- Rushs Ridge26.8 mi SE · Mississippi
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Grays Point, Scott County, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28103413.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).