Moark is an extinct town in Dunklin County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

A post office called Moark was established in 1900, and remained in operation until 1905.[2] The community derives its name from the Missouri-Arkansas Lumber Company.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moark
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dunklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

36°22′57″N 89°59′20″W / 36.38250°N 89.98889°W / 36.38250; -89.98889


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