Pisgah, Missouri

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Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located about two miles west of Pisgah Creek (a tributary of Moniteau Creek) on Missouri Route O and eleven miles north-northwest of California. Bunceton is about eight miles to the west on Missouri Route J. [2]

History

Pisgah was platted in 1830, taking its name from a local Baptist church of the same name. [3] The name ultimately is derived from Mount Pisgah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. [4] A post office called Pisgah was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1910. [5]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pisgah, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 37, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. Earngey, Bill (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. University of Missouri Press. p. 29. ISBN   9780826210210.
  4. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 September 2016.

Coordinates: 38°46′35″N92°38′58″W / 38.77639°N 92.64944°W / 38.77639; -92.64944