en Ozark Beach, Missouri

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

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

36°39′32″N 93°08′20″W / 36.65889°N 93.13889°W / 36.65889; -93.13889

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ozark Beach, Missouri

[2] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[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] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.

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