Pleasant Grove, Missouri

Pleasant Grove is an extinct town in Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1]

Pleasant Grove was laid out in 1878, and so named on account of the appearance of the original town site.[2] A post office called Pleasant Grove was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1906.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove
  2. ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

36°44′16″N 90°49′44″W / 36.737834°N 90.829012°W / 36.737834; -90.829012


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