Starkenburg, Missouri

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Starkenburg is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

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History

A post office called Starkenburg was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1918. [2] The community was named after Starkenburg, in Germany, the native home of a share of the early settlers. [3]

The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Starkenburg, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

38°44′09″N91°33′08″W / 38.73583°N 91.55222°W / 38.73583; -91.55222

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