Mount Pisgah, Georgia

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Mount Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1]

Etymology

The community probably took the name of a local church. [2] The name ultimately is derived from Mount Pisgah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pisgah, Georgia
  2. ↑ "Catoosa County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 30. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 153. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.

34°50′45″N85°10′45″W / 34.84583°N 85.17917°W / 34.84583; -85.17917

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