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]

In 1925, Arnsberg had 25 inhabitants.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arnsberg, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 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 June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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