Pilgrim Township is a township in Dade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

Pilgrim Township was named after the settlement of Pilgrim, Missouri, which is still listed by the USGS as an unincorporated community.[2][3] A post office called Pilgrim was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] A first settler of the community was a native of Kentucky; its name may be a transfer from Pilgrim, Kentucky.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pilgrim Township, Dade County, Missouri
  4. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°22′N 93°45′W / 37.36°N 93.75°W / 37.36; -93.75


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