Friedheim, Missouri
| Friedheim, Missouri | |
|---|---|
| unincorporated community | |
 Location of Cape Girardeau, Missouri | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cape Girardeau |
| Township | Apple Creek Township |
Friedheim is an unincorporated community in Apple Creek Township in northwestern Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.
History
A small village in the northwest part of Apple Creek Township; German settlers arrived in the Friedheim area in the 1840s fleeing political unrest back home. These German Lutheran settlers built their own log church in 1949, which was later replaced by the current stone church in 1857.[1] A post office was established here in 1887 and named by the German settlers for their old home Friedheim, Germany.[2] Friedheim is home to Trinity Lutheran church, a member of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.[3]
Geography
Friedheim is located twenty miles northwest of Cape Girardeau and is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
References
- ↑ "10th Anniversary Edition: The peaceful town of Friedheim". Southeast Missourian. November 10, 2015.
- ↑ State Historical Society of Missouri: Cape Girardeau County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cape_girardeau.html
- ↑ Showme.net http://www.showme.net/churches/Trinity_Lutheran/
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Coordinates: 37°34′12″N 89°49′12″W / 37.57000°N 89.82000°W