Altenburg, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Perry County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 309 (Change since 1990: +0.7%)
• Founded: 1839
• Name origin: Altenburg, Germany

Geography

• Located at the intersections of Route A, Route C, and Route Y just east of Frohna
• Latitude: 37°37'53" N   (+37.6313)
• Longitude: 89°34'53" W   (-89.5815)
• Civil township: Brazeau
• Land area: 0.96 square miles (611.6 acres)

As the crow flies, Altenburg is...

• 2.2 miles E of Frohna
• 3.4 miles SW of Wittenberg
• 4.4 miles SE of Brazeau
• 4.6 miles W of Grand Tower, IL
• 5.4 miles S of Starland
• 5.7 miles NE of New Wells
• 6.4 miles W of Howardton, IL
• 6.6 miles S of Neunert, IL
• 6.7 miles NE of Shawneetown
• 6.9 miles SW of Johns Spur, IL
• 22.3 miles N of Cape Girardeau
• 76.5 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named after Altenburg in Saxony, Germany, one of the towns from which the immigrants came. Altenburg means "old town" in German.

Timeline

1839

Altenburg founded

1870

Altenburg incorporated

2001

Altenburg and Frohna residents vote to merge the two cities.

Demographics