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.

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)

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

References edit

  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)