Welcome to Friedenberg ...

Friedenberg is located in Perry County<1>.

The location of Friedenberg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friedenberg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Friedenberg is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Friedenberg: (573)

Communities near Friedenberg ...

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

• Perryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Grand Tower
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <4>
• Saint Mary
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
• Altenburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
  • Altenburg is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <4>
• Frohna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frohna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
  • Frohna is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
• Oak Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Gorham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Jackson County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
• Sedgewickville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewickville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
  • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
• Pocahontas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friedenberg ...

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

Adding Friedenberg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Friedenberg post office opened in 1899.

We also found Friedenberg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friedenberg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perryvillemo.com/

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