Bethpage is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
McDonald County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
.
History
A post office called Bethpage was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1910. The community was named after
Bethphage
Bethphage (; ) or Bethsphage, is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem.
The Synoptic Gospels mention Jesus stopping in Bethphage before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. There is an annual Catholic Pa ...
, a place in ancient Israel.
References
Unincorporated communities in McDonald County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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