Ozark_Beach,_Missouri

Ozark Beach, Missouri

Ozark Beach, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Ozark Beach is an unincorporated community in Taney County, in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] The site is on the shoreline of Lake Taneycomo, approximately one mile west (upstream) of Powersite Dam.[2]

History

Ozark's founding in 1912 coincided with the inundation of the nearby artificial lake.[3] A post office called Ozark Beach was established in 1919, and remained in operation until 1959.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ozark Beach, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. [3]
    "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

36°39′32″N 93°08′20″W


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