Wittenberg, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Perry County, Missouri
• Legal status: Unincorporated
• Founded: ca. 1839 by Rev. Maximilian Oertel
• Name origin: Wittenberg, Germany
• Alternate name: Wittenburg

Geography

• Located at the eastern end of Route A on the Mississippi River
• Latitude: 37°39'09" N   (+37.6525)
• Longitude: 89°31'28" W   (-89.5244)
• Civil township: Brazeau

As the crow flies, Wittenberg is...

• 2.3 miles NW of Grand Tower, IL
• 3.4 miles NE of Altenburg
• 3.5 miles SW of Johns Spur, IL
• 3.7 miles NW of Howardton, IL
• 5.0 miles S of Neunert, IL
• 5.0 miles SW of Gorham, IL
• 5.1 miles SE of Starland
• 5.2 miles E of Frohna
• 6.4 miles S of Jacob, IL
• 7.0 miles E of Brazeau
• 23.7 miles N of Cape Girardeau
• 76.6 miles SE of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Lutheran immigrants named the town after Wittenberg, Germany, the city where Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation.

Timeline

ca. 1839

Wittenberg founded by a group of 75 German immigrants led by Rev. Maximilian Oertel

1862

Post office established

Demographics