Editing New Florence, Missouri (section)

==Geography==
New Florence is in central Montgomery County and lies at the junction of [[Interstate 70 in Missouri|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, Missouri|Montgomery City]], the [[county seat]], is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the northwest via Highway 19, while [[Hermann, Missouri|Hermann]] is {{convert|16|mi}} to the south.

New Florence includes a branch of [[Stone Hill Winery]], based in Hermann. 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 Americans|German immigrants]] in the mid-19th century.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], New Florence has a total area of {{convert|3.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 0.69%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> 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 (Missouri River)|Loutre River]] watershed flowing south to the [[Missouri River|Missouri]]. The southwest corner of the city drains into Calhoun Hollow and Clear Creek, another tributary of the Loutre.