Arnsberg, Missouri

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Arnsberg is an unincorporated community in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.[1]

History[]

A post office called Arnsberg was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1917.[2] The community is named after Arnsberg, in Germany.[3] Arnsberg was originally built up chiefly by Germans.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arnsberg, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 270.
  4. ^ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 37°34′11″N 89°46′39″W / 37.56972°N 89.77750°W / 37.56972; -89.77750


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