Bishop Branch

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

Bishop Branch has the name of Joshua Bishop, a pioneer settler. 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.

See also List of rivers of Missouri

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