Montauk, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
37°26′52″N 91°41′45″W / 37.44778°N 91.69583°W / 37.44778; -91.69583CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyDent CountyTime zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Montauk is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on Route 119, on the Current River and is in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Montauk State Park, famed for its rainbow and brown trout, is here.

A post office called Montauk was in operation from 1851 to 1974.[2] The community was named after the Montaukett Indians.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montauk, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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