Rombauer is an unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately seven miles northeast of Poplar Bluff on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m).[1]

History

A post office called Rombauer has been in operation since 1902.[2] The community was named after Roderick E. Rombauer, a judge in St. Louis, Missouri.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rombauer, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°50′35″N 90°16′48″W / 36.84306°N 90.28000°W / 36.84306; -90.28000


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