Welcome to Augsburg ...

Augsburg is located in Pope County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Augsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Augsburg is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Augsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Augsburg - they are located in Illinois and Ontario.

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

Communities near Augsburg ...

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

• Russellville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Russellville
  • From Augsburg to Russellville
• Clarksville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarksville
  • From Augsburg to Clarksville
• Dardanelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelle
  • Dardanelle is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dardanelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dardanelle
  • From Augsburg to Dardanelle
• Pottsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
  • Pottsville is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
  • Former names for Pottsville:
  • Pott's Inn
  • Pott's Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pottsville
  • From Augsburg to Pottsville
• Lamar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lamar
  • From Augsburg to Lamar
• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
• London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to London
  • From Augsburg to London
• Knoxville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
• Hector
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
  • Hector is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hector
  • From Augsburg to Hector
• Scranton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Scranton
  • From Augsburg to Scranton

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 Augsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Augsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Augsburg. 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 Augsburg.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Augsburg ...

Looking for more information about Augsburg? 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 Augsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Augsburg.

Adding Augsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Augsburg 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 Augsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Augsburg post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Augsburg.