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Montauk, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°26′52″N 91°41′45″W / 37.44778°N 91.69583°W / 37.44778; -91.69583
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Montauk
Old Mill at Montauk State Park
Old Mill at Montauk State Park
Montauk is located in Missouri
Montauk
Montauk
Coordinates: 37°26′52″N 91°41′45″W / 37.44778°N 91.69583°W / 37.44778; -91.69583
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyDent County
Time 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

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  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)