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The history of Friedenswald

Below: maps from 1934 on.

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Friedenswald, in brief

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Friedenswald is a village that was incorporated in 2008 and ratified by the Camden County, Missouri Commission under the Missouri Village Law. Friedenswald is located in the central part of Camden County, Missouri, on Lake Road 5-89. It comprises approximately 65 acres and is governed by a board of trustees. The village is one of the smallest in the U.S.; as of the 2020 census, Friedenswald had a population of 4.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Friedenswald on the map, 1934 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Friedenswald. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Friedenswald on the 1934 USGS mapFriedenswald on the 1959 USGS mapFriedenswald on the 1982 USGS map1934Green Bay Terrace sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Friedenswald.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.