BlockFrom the record
One of 9 National Register listings published here for Perry County · listed in 2018 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Mack's Chapel Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 1.25 mi. E of jct. Hwy. D & Cty. Rd. 439, Altenburg, 63748
- When was it listed? January 2018
- Category. site
- Township. Brazeau township
- National Register reference number. 100002037 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mack's Chapel Cemetery: 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this property
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Altenburg, the town this property stands in, 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 |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
4 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Christian A. Bergt Farm | 3.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Eggers and Company General Store | 4.9 miles | 2007 |
 | Concordia Log Cabin College | 4.9 miles | 1978 |
 | Tower Rock | 6.6 miles | 1970 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002037 in Record Group 79. |
| Perry County | All 9 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- 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.