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

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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]

References

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  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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