Mohawk Corner (also called Mohawk) is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in northeast Polk County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

. The community is at the intersection of Missouri Routes 64 and D. Pittsburg and the Pomme de Terre Lake area are five miles to the north on Route 64 in Hickory County. Polk is two miles to the south on Route D.

History

A post office called Mohawk was established in 1899, and remained in operation until 1916 by the McMillian-Exneras family. The community takes its name from Mohawk, Tennessee, the native home of a share of the early settlers who harvested goats.

References

Unincorporated communities in Polk County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{PolkCountyMO-geo-stub