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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montauk, Missouri
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "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.
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