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Welcome to Pisgah ...

Pisgah is located in Rankin County<1>.


The location of Pisgah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pisgah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Pisgah is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pisgah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pisgah: (601) & (769)<4>

Websites for Pisgah ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pisgah, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Pisgah ...

While we believe that this Pisgah is located in Rankin County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Pisgah. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene and Prentiss County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 28 communities that are also named Pisgah - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pisgah.

Communities near Pisgah ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pisgah.

  • Pearl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
  • Madison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Canton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flowood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
    • Flowood is located in Rankin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
  • Morton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Morton is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
  • Pelahatchie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fannin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Fannin is located in Rankin County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pisgah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pisgah.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pisgah. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah. See our Newspapers Page for Pisgah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pisgah ...

Looking for more information about Pisgah? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pisgah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pisgah.

Adding Pisgah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pisgah in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pisgah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pisgah post office opened in 1897.

We also found Pisgah on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pisgah.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pisgah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rankin County: www.rankincounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pisgah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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