Millheim, Missouri

Millheim is an unincorporated settlement in Cinque Hommes Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States.

Millheim, Missouri
unincorporated community
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°37′03″N 89°53′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyPerry
TownshipCinque Hommes
Elevation
[1]
594 ft (181 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code573
FIPS code29-48372 [2]
GNIS feature ID722402 [1]

Etymology

The name Millheim is most probably an American corruption of the German Müllheim, meaning ‘mill home’. One theory is that the name was conferred on the mill, although it is possible the name is taken from one of the cities in Germany's Rhine or Ruhr regions, or is one of the German names brought by the Saxon migration to Perry County.[3]

History

A well-known mill was built at the present-site of Millheim as early as 1856 by Rudolph Conrad and Mike Eddleman, and a post office was established in 1891.[3]

Geography

Millheim is situated in Cinque Hommes Township, and is located approximately eight miles south of Perryville.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millheim, Missouri
  2. Roadside Thoughts.com "Millheim (Perry County, Missouri [MO]): Miscellaneous Information". Archived from the original on July 30, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  3. State Historical Society of Missouri: Perry County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
  4. A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Perry County, Missouri "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri". Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.


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