Pisgah, Mississippi

Pisgah, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
Pisgah is located in Mississippi
Pisgah
Pisgah
Pisgah is located in the United States
Pisgah
Pisgah
Coordinates: 32°28′12″N 89°52′12″W / 32.47000°N 89.87000°W / 32.47000; -89.87000
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyRankin
Elevation
364 ft (111 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes601 & 769
GNIS feature ID675928[1]

Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.

A post office operated under the name Pisgah from 1897 to 1921.[2]

Pisgah High School and Pisgah Elementary School serve the community as part of the Rankin County School District.[3]

The Mount Pisgah Association was founded at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church in 1837.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pisgah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Rankin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Pisgah Zone". www.rcsd.ms. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Leavell, Zachary T.; Bailey, Thomas J. (1904). A Complete History of Mississippi Baptists, From the Earliest Times. Vol. 1. Jackson, Mississippi: Mississippi Baptist Publishing Company. p. 314.
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