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Welcome to Arnsberg ...

Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County<1>.

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

Arnsberg is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Arnsberg: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Arnsberg ...

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

  • Jackson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Perryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Tower
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gordonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Altenburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Frohna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frohna is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gorham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Gorham is located in Jackson County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
  • Sedgewickville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arnsberg ...

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

Adding Arnsberg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arnsberg 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 (so far) for Arnsberg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arnsberg post office opened in 1874. The Arnsberg post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arnsberg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arnsberg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Arnsberg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Arnsberg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/