BlockAltenburg, Missouri
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Brazeau Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63732. The Survey maps it on the Altenburg quadrangle. 341 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 584 feet above sea level.
On record in Altenburg
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Concordia Log Cabin Collegelisted 1978- Mack's Chapel Cemeterylisted 2018
Population over time
2 figuresAltenburg fell from 352 to 341 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 352 | |
| 2020 | 341 | -11 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 28 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1918 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1925 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Altenburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Altenburg between 1996 and 2010, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | BURNING LOG |
| 16 October 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | LEVEE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Altenburg: 8 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umber Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Iron, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lawder Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fountain Bluff Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gerler Bank | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altenburg in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 8 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Flood | Altenburg | $250,000 | There was major flooding along the Mississippi River early in the month. Extensive flooding of low-lying agricultural land and county roads in the flood plain was observed. A voluntary evacuation was declared for the community of Lithium. The Red Cross opened a temporary shelter in Brewer. Several roads were closed, including the Route 51 Mississippi River bridge to Chester, IL. Highway E near Menfro was closed. Most of the other roads were rural county roads. A main railway was closed due to water over the tracks. Residents of the small community of Wittenburg along the river were forced to evacuate or use boats to reach their property. Most houses along the river have been abandoned after being repeatedly flooded over the years. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Altenburg | $250,000 | Mississippi River levels continued their climb from December, and record or near-record flooding occurred early in the month. The river gage downriver at Cape Girardeau crested at a new record of 48.86 feet on the 1st. However, the river gage upriver at Chester in Randolph County did not break a record. Efforts were made to fortify the Bois Brule Levee to protect area homes and businesses. The National Guard worked around the clock to ensure the security of residents. The Highway 51 bridge to Chester, Illinois was closed. Several roads were closed, including Highway E near Menfro. Most of the other roads were rural county roads. A main railway was closed due to water over the tracks. Barge traffic was restricted on the river due to strong currents. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Altenburg | $50,000 | Major flooding continued from April along the Mississippi River. Several roads were closed, including Highway E near Menfro. Most of the other roads were rural county roads. A main railway was closed due to water over the tracks. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Altenburg | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Flood | Altenburg | $20,000 | Major flooding occurred along the Mississippi River, inundating thousands of acres of cropland and closing numerous roads. Portions of Highways A, C, and E were closed. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altenburg | $10,000 | A large open-front machine shed was destroyed. Trees were topped off. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altenburg | $8,000 | Utility poles were broken, and trees were down on power lines. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altenburg | $2,000 | Six-inch tree branches were broken off. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Altenburg | - | Minor flooding occurred on a few county roads. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Altenburg | - | Numerous county roads and about six state roads were flooded. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Altenburg | - | Major flooding commenced on the Mississippi River in December. The record crest did not occur until early January. Widespread flooding of low-lying areas occurred. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altenburg | - | Eight power poles were blown down or damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted. The damage area was about 2 to 3 miles long and around 100 feet wide. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Altenburg | - | A few trees were blown down on D Highway and in the town of Altenburg. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Altenburg | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Altenburg | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frohna | 2.0 miles | 28 | |
| Wittenberg | 3.6 miles | 28 | |
| Brazeau | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Loimbach Landing | 5.1 miles | 28 | |
| Starland | 5.4 miles | 28 | |
| Seventysix | 6.3 miles | 28 | |
| Uniontown | 6.9 miles | 24 | |
| Farrar | 7.4 miles | 26 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Altenburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q436898 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713250. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.