Pleasant Green, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the US state of 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

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Green, Missouri
^ Pilot Grove South, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1979 rev.)
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
^ ^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)
^ "NRHP Registration Form" (PDF). Retrieved September 24, 2016.