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Montauk, Missouri

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Current Township. It lies in ZIP code area 65542. It lies near Duke Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Montauk quadrangle.

Montauk within Dent County

On record in Montauk

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Montauk between 1992 and 2017, burning about 478 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning12
Arson/incendiarism7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOzark National Scenic RiverCEDAR GROVE HAYBALES
23 August 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
31 July 1999Arson/incendiarism275 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 July 2017Debris and open burning4.6 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
22 May 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
4 April 1992Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresMissouri Department of Conservationnot named
26 April 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution20 acresOzark National Scenic RiverPARKER WF

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dent County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Montauk: 8 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unknown - LsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Montauk MineIronPast Producer
Shafer MineIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronProspect
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer
Unknown - IronIronPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dent County

Storms near this place

37 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montauk in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 12 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011FloodMontauk$500,000Highway 119 was closed due to high water and campers were evacuated from Montauk State Park.||The total cost estimate for flooding damages for Dent County for this entire episode has been included. This includes roads, bridges, and structures which were affected.
March 2024Thunderstorm WindMontauk$13,000Several trees were down and shingles were off a roof of a home on County Road 6633.
May 2011HailMontauk$10,000no account filed
August 1997Thunderstorm WindMontauk$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs onto campers and blew down tents at Mountauk State Park.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindMontauk$1,000Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near the Montauk State Park campground.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindMontauk-Multiple trees were reported down.
October 2025Thunderstorm WindMontauk-A tree was downed across Highway 119 just north of the entrance to Montauk State Park.
May 2024HailMontauk-Report of ping pong ball size hail.
September 2024Heavy RainMontauk-A 24 hour rainfall total of 2.42 inches fell at Montauk State Park. This rainfall fell during the period of September 22 and September 23.
September 2024FloodMontauk-The Current River at Montauk State Park rose to just below official minor flood stage during the evening of September 23. The river rose three feet in a matter of two hours and caused evacuations at the campgrounds of the park.
March 2023FloodMontauk-State Highway 119 at Pigeon Creek and the Current River was closed near Montauk State Park due to flooding.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindMontauk-Several large trees were reported down.
December 2021Thunderstorm WindMontauk-A few trees were reported down along Highway 119 near Montauk State Park.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindMontauk-A few trees and some large limbs were reported down at Montauk State Park.
July 2019Heavy RainMontauk-A 24 hour rainfall of 2.36 inches was measured.
May 2018Flash FloodMontauk-There was flash flooding at Montauk State Park.
September 2018Heavy RainMontauk-The Mesonet station MSPM7, reported a 24 rain total of 2.18 inches.
October 2018Flash FloodMontauk-Highway 119 was closed due to high water at Pigeon Creek, 1 mile north of Highway VV.
April 2016HailMontauk-Hail up to quarter size was reported at Montauk State Park.
August 2015Heavy RainMontauk-There was a rainfall report measured of 4.43 inches in a 24 hour period.
July 2015Flash FloodMontauk-There was flash flooding in low lying area at Montauk State Park.
August 2013Flash FloodMontauk-The Department of Natural Resources relayed to the NWS that Montauk State Park was flooded from the Current River. All 90 camp sites were evacuated prior to the flooding.
August 2013Flash FloodMontauk-Montauk State Park was evacuated due to high water.
September 2008Flash FloodMontauk-Flash flooding occurred along Pidgeon Creek which caused all campers on Montauk State Park to evacuate.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindMontauk-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in a wooded area near Montauk.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMontauk-Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in and around the Montauk area.
May 2018HailMontauk-no account filed
October 2016HailMontauk-no account filed
April 2011HailMontauk-no account filed
June 2009HailMontauk-no account filed
March 2008HailMontauk-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindMontauk-no account filed
August 2000Flash FloodMontauk-no account filed
May 1997HailMontauk-no account filed
May 1996HailMontauk-no account filed
June 1996HailMontauk-no account filed
May 1996HailMontauk-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dent County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Joy4.7 miles18
Coulstone6.0 miles19
Jadwin7.1 miles22
Darien7.4 miles17
Ranger7.9 miles18
Rhyse8.4 miles18
Jack9.7 miles17
Custer11.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 741080. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.