The town of Steinkopf is situated about 50 from Springok in the Northern Cape.
To the west ± 90km you will find Port Nolloth and Vioolsdrift on the Namibian border is about 70km from here.
Steinkopf was established about 1817 by reverend Johann Heinrich Schmelen of the London Missionary Society. The mission station had its headquarters at the farm Bezondermeid about 6 kilometers from Steinkopf.
The name Steinkopf was given to it by Rev. Schmelen in honour of his german religious mentor in London.
The Headquarters was later moved to the farm of Kookfontein where Steinkopf currently lies.
The name Kookfontein was derived from the Nama name of the farm /Guntas meaning “Kookfontein” in Afrikaans.
This picture was taken of the hotel near Steinkopf at Klipfontein where the train use to stop to refill for water
Illustration made in the 1800 of Steinkopf
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