Pisgah is an
unincorporated community in
Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The community is located about two miles west of
Pisgah Creek (a tributary of
Moniteau Creek) on
Missouri Route O
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additi ...
and eleven miles north-northwest of
California.
Bunceton is about eight miles to the west on
Missouri Route J.
History
Pisgah was
platted in 1830, taking its name from a local Baptist church of the same name. The name ultimately is derived from
Mount Pisgah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. A post office called Pisgah was established in 1848, and remained in operation until 1910.
References
Unincorporated communities in Cooper County, Missouri
1830 establishments in Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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