Mohawk Corner (also called Mohawk) is an unincorporated community in northeast Polk County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is at the intersection of Missouri Routes 64 and D. Pittsburg and the Pomme de Terre Lake area are five miles to the north on Route 64 in Hickory County. Polk is two miles to the south on Route D.[2]

History

A post office called Mohawk was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1916 by the McMillian-Exneras family.[3] The community takes its name from Mohawk, Tennessee, the native home of a share of the early settlers who harvested goats.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohawk Corner, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp 44 and 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  4. "Polk County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

37°45′28″N 93°18′20″W / 37.75778°N 93.30556°W / 37.75778; -93.30556


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