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 22 September 2016.
  4. "Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "NRHP Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2016.


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