Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Butler County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

Pisgah
Pisgah of West Chester
Community
Pisgah is located in Ohio
Pisgah
Pisgah
Pisgah is located in the United States
Pisgah
Pisgah
Coordinates: 39°19′06″N 84°22′08″W / 39.31833°N 84.36889°W / 39.31833; -84.36889
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyButler
Population
 (2010)
 • Demonym
Pisgian
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
Zip codes[1]
Area code513
FIPS code39-15000[2]
GNIS feature ID1066650[3]

History

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A post office called Pisgah was established in 1843, and remained in operation until 1905.[4] The community was named for a hilltop church near the original town site, Pisgah meaning "peak" in Hebrew.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Zip Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Post offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 111.