New Offenburg, Missouri
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New Offenburg, Missouri | |
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 New Offenburg, Missouri sign | |
 Location of New Offenburg | |
| Coordinates: 37°54′31″N 90°11′50″W / 37.90861°N 90.19722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Sainte Genevieve |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 63661 |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-57116[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 724239[1] |
New Offenburg is an unincorporated community in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately ten miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve on Route 32.
The community was named after Offenburg, a German city between the Black Forest and the river Rhine, the place where its early settlers originated from.[3]
History[edit]
In 1867 the settlers in New Offenburg founded a first Post Office ( Post Office ). The small settlement developed around this post office. New Offenburg was on the Missouri – Illinois Railroad, a major railroad that operated between 1921 and 1978. Today New Offenburg is on Missouri State Route 32.
German-speaking descendants of the immigrants at that time live in New Offenburg to this day and speak a dialect of Baden in addition to American English. Other speakers of the Baden dialects can be found in Weingarten and Zell.
Geography[edit]
It is located 10 miles southwest of Ste. Genevieve. It has an altitude of 761 feet (232 meters). Coordinates are 37.9086642°N, -90.1973404°W.[4]
Climate[edit]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, New Offenburg has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for New Offenburg, MO | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.0 (5.0) |
47.0 (8.3) |
57.0 (13.9) |
69.0 (20.6) |
77.0 (25.0) |
85.0 (29.4) |
89.0 (31.7) |
88.0 (31.1) |
80.0 (26.7) |
70.0 (21.1) |
56.0 (13.3) |
45.0 (7.2) |
67.0 (19.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.0 (−0.6) |
36.0 (2.2) |
46.0 (7.8) |
57.0 (13.9) |
65.0 (18.3) |
73.5 (23.1) |
78.0 (25.6) |
76.0 (24.4) |
68.0 (20.0) |
57.5 (14.2) |
45.5 (7.5) |
35.5 (1.9) |
55.8 (13.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.0 (−6.1) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
35.0 (1.7) |
45.0 (7.2) |
53.0 (11.7) |
62.0 (16.7) |
67.0 (19.4) |
64.0 (17.8) |
56.0 (13.3) |
45.0 (7.2) |
35.0 (1.7) |
26.0 (−3.3) |
44.5 (7.0) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.1 (53) |
2.5 (64) |
3.9 (99) |
4.7 (120) |
4.8 (120) |
3.4 (86) |
4.1 (100) |
4.0 (100) |
3.2 (81) |
3.2 (81) |
4.1 (100) |
3.4 (86) |
43.4 (1,090) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.0 (7.6) |
3.4 (8.6) |
1.8 (4.6) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.5 (1.3) |
2.7 (6.9) |
11.5 (29.25) |
| Average precipitation days | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 80 |
| Average snowy days | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||
Education[edit]
New Offenburg is served by the St. Genevieve School District with Ste. Genevieve Sr. High School, Middle and elementary School.[6]
In Media[edit]
In 2013, the German documentary filmmaker Johannes Suhm shot the Documentation "New Offenburg - The Last Badeners in the USA" about the residents of the settlement.
Gallery[edit]
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First Baptist Church
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "New Offenburg". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Ramsay Place Names File: Ste. Genevieve County". State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "New Offenburg Topo Map in Ste. Genevieve".
- ^ "New Offenburg,MO". March 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/New-Offenburg_MO/overview
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