Pleasant Green, Missouri

Pleasant Green is an unincorporated community in Cooper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is adjacent to the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad just north of Missouri Route 135.[2]

History

A post office called Pleasant Green was established in 1842, and remained in operation until 1954.[3] The community was named after Presley Green Walker, a pioneer citizen.[4] The town site was officially laid out in 1873.[4]

Prairie View is a local house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Green, Missouri
  2. ^ Pilot Grove South, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1979 rev.)
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "NRHP Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved September 24, 2016.

38°48′22″N 92°57′46″W / 38.80611°N 92.96278°W / 38.80611; -92.96278


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