New Hamburg, Missouri

New Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Scott County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

New Hamburg was originally called Hamburg, and under the latter name was platted in 1866.[2] The community was named after Hamburg, in Germany, the native land of a large share of the first settlers.[3] A post office called New Hamburg was established in 1874, and remained in operation until 1972.[4]

Notable person

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Hamburg, Missouri
  2. "Scott County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 363.
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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