Viburnum, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Iron County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 825 (Change since 1990: +11.0%)
• Founded: 1957 by the St. Joe Company

Geography

• Located near intersection MO 49 and Route Y
• Latitude: 37°42'53" N   (+37.7147)
• Longitude: 91°07'40" W   (-91.1279)
• Civil township: Dent
• Land area: 1.7 square miles
• Water area: 0.01 square miles (4.8 acres)

As the crow flies, Viburnum is...

• 2.7 miles S of Czar
• 3.8 miles N of Bixby
• 4.4 miles SE of Dillard
• 4.5 miles W of Good Water
• 4.6 miles SW of Courtois
• 6.0 miles NE of Boss
• 7.1 miles SE of Davisville
• 7.4 miles N of Buick
• 8.3 miles SW of Quaker
• 8.8 miles NW of Goodland
• 80.7 miles SW of St. Louis
• 91.0 miles W of Cape Girardeau

History

Timeline

ca. 1889

Viburnum and other communities popped up to support the Sligo Furnace Company.

ca. 1912

Sligo Furnace Company shut down.

1955

St. Joe Company discovered lead ore.

1957

St. Joe Company laid out the new town of Viburnum to support its new lead mine.

1959

Viburnum incorporated.

Demographics