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Welcome to Starkenburg ...

Starkenburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starkenburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Starkenburg is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Starkenburg ...

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

  • Montgomery City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hermann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Florence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chamois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Berger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gasconade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gasconade is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasconade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Mokane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • High Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Morrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starkenburg ...

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

Adding Starkenburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starkenburg 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 Starkenburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Starkenburg post office opened in 1888. The Starkenburg post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starkenburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starkenburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/