Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri

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Pilgrim Township is a township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

Pilgrim Township was named after the settlement of Pilgrim, Missouri, which is still listed by the USGS as an unincorporated community. [2] [3] A post office called Pilgrim was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907. [4] A first settler of the community was a native of Kentucky; this Missouri town may have been named after Pilgrim, Kentucky. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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