Montague, Missouri

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Montague is an unincorporated community in western Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is on Tory Creek, west of Highlandville. [2]

History

A post office called Montague was established in 1905, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The origin of the name Montague is obscure. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Montague, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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