Welcome to New Hamburg ...

New Hamburg is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.

New Hamburg is located in Scott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hamburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

New Hamburg is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: New Hamburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

New Hamburg lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named New Hamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named New Hamburg - they are located in New York, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Hamburg.

Communities near New Hamburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hamburg.

• Cape Girardeau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <3>
• Sikeston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikeston
  • Sikeston is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikeston <3>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
• Scott City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Scott City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <3>
• Chaffee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
  • Chaffee is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <3>
• Advance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Advance is located in Stoddard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <3>
• Oran
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
  • Oran is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <3>
• Miner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
  • Miner is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
• Morehouse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
  • Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around New Hamburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hamburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Hamburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hamburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hamburg. See our Newspapers Page for New Hamburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hamburg ...

Looking for more information about New Hamburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to New Hamburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Hamburg.

Adding New Hamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Hamburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for New Hamburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the New Hamburg post office opened in 1874.

We also found New Hamburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hamburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Hamburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/