Neongwah, Missouri

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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]

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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. 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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