Laid out in 1873, Pilot Grove was named for an old-growth grove of hickory trees that once served as a local landmark. The community’s early settlers were largely German, and the town grew as a railroad town after the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad extended its tracks to the area, building a depot. The trains quit running in the early 1970s, its tracks replaced by the Katy Trail. Today, the city is served by Missouri Routes 135 and M, with Interstate Highway 70, which is also US Highway 40, passing north of the community, just above Chouteau Springs. Billingsville is northeast of Pilot Grove, while Bellair and Speed are southeast, and Pleasant Green is to the southwest of the town.
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Chartered in 1913, the financial institution is headquartered in Pilot Grove, with branches in Boonville and Blackwater, Missouri. Its locations, lobby and drive-through hours, personal and business services, loan products, and online banking services are featured.
https://www.ccb-online.net/
Established by Anne and Harold Day in 1962, the cattle farm is one mile south of Pilot Grove, Missouri, and it remains within the Day family. Specializing in Hereford cattle since 1962, the farm’s bulls, cow herd, and animals available for sale are featured.
http://www.daysfamilyfarm.com/
Situated near the Katy Trail, the Pilot Grove, Missouri B&B is highlighted, with photographs, a description of the facilities, prices, directions, contacts, and online bookings.
http://www.katyjunctionbandb.com/
The Mid-Missouri Telephone Company became a division of Otelco in 2004, offering telephone and Internet services, streaming video, and email services. Its residential and business plans are put forward, along with customer testimonials. Customers may change plans and pay bills online.
http://www.otelcomidmo.com/
Located one an a half blocks fro the Katy Trail in the town of Pilot Grove, Missouri, the B&B facility was constructed as a Methodist parsonage in 1886, currently offering four guest accommodations. A map, directions, and photographs of the home are offered, with a list of amenities and contacts.
http://pilotgrovebedandbreakfast.tripod.com/
Pilot Grove Cooperative Elevator, Inc.
The agricultural coop is located in Pilot Grove, Missouri. An overview of the market, market data, futures, options, charts, stocks, and historical data are put forward, along with an overview of its products, which includes feed, seed, fertilizer, and cover crops.
http://www.pilotgrovecoop.com/
The C-4 public school system offers a K-12th grade curriculum through an elementary school, middle school, and high school, each in Pilot Grove, Missouri. Directions, schedules, announcements, and a district calendar are posted, along with policy information and announcements.
http://www.pilotgrove.k12.mo.us/
A guide to the area, the site offers information, contacts and links to local attractions and events, municipal services and facilities, lodging facilities, restaurants, shopping venues, churches, schools, and historical places.
http://www.pilotgrovemo.org/
