Pleasant Retreat is an unincorporated community in Scotland County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Pleasant Retreat was established in 1850, and remained in operation until 1901.[2] The community was descriptively named.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Retreat, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. "Scotland County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.

40°22′02″N 92°13′02″W / 40.36722°N 92.21722°W / 40.36722; -92.21722


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