Mount Pisgah, Georgia

Mount Pisgah is an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Etymology

The community probably took the name of a local church.[2] The name ultimately is derived from Mount Pisgah, a place mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Pisgah, Georgia
  2. "Catoosa County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 30. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  3. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

34°50′45″N 85°10′45″W


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