Montserrat is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Johnson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

History

An old variant name was "Carbon Hill". Montserrat was originally called Carbon Hill, and under the latter name was

plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bear ...

ted in 1867. The town was moved and town site replatted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. A post office called Montserrat was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1954.

References

Unincorporated communities in Johnson County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{JohnsonCountyMO-geo-stub