Westphalia, MO

united states

Westphalia is a small German Catholic farming town in central Missouri, 25 miles southwest of Jefferson City via Highway 50. The community of 415 sits among rolling cornfields and wooded creeks in Osage County. Highway 89 provides north-south access to neighboring farm towns. Jefferson City Memorial Airport lies 20 miles northeast. The town's red brick Catholic church with twin spires, built by German settlers in 1884, dominates the rural landscape for miles around.