Pilgrim Township is a

township A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in Dade County, in the U.S. state of

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History

Pilgrim Township was named after the settlement of

Pilgrim, Missouri Pilgrim Township is a township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Pilgrim Township was named after the settlement of Pilgrim, Missouri, which is still listed by the USGS as an unincorporated community An unincorporated ...

, which is still listed by the

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as 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 ...

. A post office called Pilgrim was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907. A first settler of the community was a native of Kentucky; its name may be a transfer from

Pilgrim, Kentucky Pilgrim is an unincorporated community located in Martin County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It ...

References

Townships in Missouri Townships in Dade County, Missouri {{DadeCountyMO-geo-stub