Neongwah, Missouri

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Neongwah
Unincorporated community
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Neongwah
Location of Neongwah in Missouri
Coordinates: 38°01′58″N92°47′34″W / 38.03278°N 92.79278°W / 38.03278; -92.79278
Country United States
State Missouri
County Camden
Post office established1927
Named after Niangua River

Neongwah is an unincorporated community in Camden County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community sits above the Niangua River arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. Missouri Route 5 passes just east of the community and Camdenton is three miles to the southeast. [2]

History

A post office called Neongwah was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1933. [3] The community most likely derives its name from the Niangua River. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neongwah, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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