Augsburg is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Pope County,

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, United States. In 1883, the first

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-speaking Lutheran families began arriving in Pope County, 15 miles northwest of Russellville. Augsburg was named for the

city of

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...

. In 1884, they built their first church, Zion Lutheran Church. In 1907, it burned and a new one was built which also burned, in 1978, and replaced in 1979–80. Rev. F. W. Herzberger was the first Pastor and Rev. Joshua Ralston is the current Pastor.

Pictures of the church

Image:Augsburg_AR.JPG, The Place left of
Zion Lutheran Church
2006 Image:Augsburg_AR_church1.jpg, Zion Lutheran Church
1907-1978 Image:Augsburg_AR_church2.jpg, Zion Lutheran Church
1980-

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German-American culture in Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Pope County, Arkansas Russellville, Arkansas micropolitan area Populated places established in 1883 {{PopeCountyAR-geo-stub