Arnsberg, Missouri

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]

gollark: As for roads: preapproval is required.
gollark: Anavrins stole it.
gollark: Wait, not the DSK, the RDBSK, ages ago.
gollark: The leaked key was the PotatOS DSK.
gollark: Nissie93: NO BUILDING AT THE END OF THE ROAD.

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)



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