Monterey, Missouri

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Monterey is an unincorporated community in northern Reynolds County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on Missouri Route MM just east of Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. Shut-in Creek flows past the community. [2]

History

A post office called Monterey was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1957. [3] The community most likely takes its name from Monterey, California, perhaps via the Battle of Monterey. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monterey, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

37°34′19″N90°51′11″W / 37.57194°N 90.85306°W / 37.57194; -90.85306

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