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.
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.
Montauk State Park Open Shelterlisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Old Mill at Montauk State Parklisted 1985 · 0.7 miles away- Dam and Spillway in the Hatchery Area at Montauk State Parklisted 1985 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1932 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:48000
- 1949 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Cedargrove quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Montauk quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Rolla quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ozark National Scenic River | CEDAR GROVE HAYBALES |
| 23 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 31 July 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 275 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 July 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.6 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 22 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 4 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 26 April 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Ozark National Scenic River | PARKER WF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Montauk Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Shafer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Iron | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flood | Montauk | $500,000 | Highway 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | $13,000 | Several trees were down and shingles were off a roof of a home on County Road 6633. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Montauk | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down large tree limbs onto campers and blew down tents at Mountauk State Park. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree near the Montauk State Park campground. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | Multiple trees were reported down. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | A tree was downed across Highway 119 just north of the entrance to Montauk State Park. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Montauk | - | Report of ping pong ball size hail. |
| September 2024 | Heavy Rain | Montauk | - | 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 2024 | Flood | Montauk | - | 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 2023 | Flood | Montauk | - | State Highway 119 at Pigeon Creek and the Current River was closed near Montauk State Park due to flooding. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | Several large trees were reported down. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | A few trees were reported down along Highway 119 near Montauk State Park. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | A few trees and some large limbs were reported down at Montauk State Park. |
| July 2019 | Heavy Rain | Montauk | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 2.36 inches was measured. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | There was flash flooding at Montauk State Park. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Montauk | - | The Mesonet station MSPM7, reported a 24 rain total of 2.18 inches. |
| October 2018 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | Highway 119 was closed due to high water at Pigeon Creek, 1 mile north of Highway VV. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Montauk | - | Hail up to quarter size was reported at Montauk State Park. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Montauk | - | There was a rainfall report measured of 4.43 inches in a 24 hour period. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | There was flash flooding in low lying area at Montauk State Park. |
| August 2013 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | 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 2013 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | Montauk State Park was evacuated due to high water. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | Flash flooding occurred along Pidgeon Creek which caused all campers on Montauk State Park to evacuate. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in a wooded area near Montauk. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts downed a few trees in and around the Montauk area. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| October 2016 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Montauk | - | no account filed |
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.
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.












