Ark is a ghost town in Dent County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

A post office called Ark was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1915.[2] The community was a shipping point of lumber.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ark
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2022.

37°40′52″N 91°20′10″W / 37.68111°N 91.33611°W / 37.68111; -91.33611


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