Rensselaer, MO

united states

Rensselaer is a small farming town in northeast Missouri, about 15 miles from Hannibal via US 61 and County Road 213. Most visitors come from St. Louis (100 miles southeast) or use US 61 as a scenic route through Missouri farmland. The town of 243 people sits in rolling agricultural country with a continental climate. Its historic one-room schoolhouse from 1888 still stands as a testament to rural Missouri's educational past.