THE PERSHING LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Norman Upland setting.
Pershing township has 30.7 square miles of land in Jackson County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Norman Upland, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Pershing and Jackson County
Pershing is associated with Jackson County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Pershing by land and water
The Census records 0.15 square miles of water within Pershing, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Jackson County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Pershing township has 44.3 times the land area of nearby Freetown CDP (0.69 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

