New Florence

History

New Florence was first named "Florence", and under the latter name was platted in 1858, after Florence Lewis, the daughter of a first settler. A post office called New Florence has been in operation since 1858.

Geography

New Florence is in central Montgomery County and lies at the junction of Interstate 70 and Missouri Route 19. Highway 19 passes through the west side of the city and is accessible from Interstate 70 via Exit 175. Montgomery City, the county seat, is to the northwest via Highway 19, while Hermann is to the south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, New Florence has a total area of , of which , or 0.69%, are water. The city sits along a slight ridge which drains north toward Elkhorn Creek, part of the Cuivre River watershed flowing east to the Mississippi River; and which drains west to Smith Branch, part of the Loutre River watershed flowing south to the Missouri. The southwest corner of the city drains into Calhoun Hollow and Clear Creek, another tributary of the Loutre. From here to the St. Louis suburbs is the geographic area known as the Missouri Rhineland, first established as a center of vineyards by German immigrants in the mid-19th century.

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Largest nearby schools

• MONTGOMERY CO. HIGH
  High · MONTGOMERY CITY · 363 students · 14:1 ratio
• MONTGOMERY CITY ELEM.
  Elementary · MONTGOMERY CITY · 353 students · 14.7:1 ratio
• MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE
  Middle · MONTGOMERY CITY · 239 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• JONESBURG ELEM.
  Elementary · JONESBURG · 192 students · 12:1 ratio
• MONTGOMERY CITY TREATMENT CTR.
  High · MONTGOMERY CITY