Montauk, Missouri
Montauk is an unincorporated community in southwestern Dent County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is on Route 119 on the Current River and is in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Montauk State Park famed for its Rainbow & Brown Trout is here.
A post office called Montauk was in operation between 1851 and 1974.[2] The community was named after the Montaukett Indians.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montauk, Missouri
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 37°26′52″N 91°41′45″W / 37.44778°N 91.69583°W
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