Bishop Branch

Bishop Branch is a stream in Pike County in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of Noix Creek.

Bishop Branch has the name of Joshua Bishop, a pioneer settler.^[2] Joshua Bishop came to the Missouri Territory about 1812 with a group from York County, South Carolina, including the Templeton, Jordan, Turner and Johnson families. They settled in St. Charles County, from which Pike County was created in 1817.

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^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop Branch
^ "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

39°25′41″N 91°04′11″W / 39.4281017°N 91.0698598°W / 39.4281017; -91.0698598

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop Branch

[2] "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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