Pickering, Missouri

About Pickering

Pickering is a tiny community in northwestern Missouri, home to 143 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Pickering is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 841 residents per square mile.

📰 Pickering News Today

• Obituary for Gertrude Pickering stithfamilyfunerals.com · Dec 26
• Sandra Marie Mires Obituary (2026) - Pickering, MO - Bram Funeral Home - Maryville Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Obituary information for Louise White Meierhoffer Funeral Home · Feb 11
• William "Bill" Marshall Pickering, Jr Obituary Jul 6, 2023 - Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home · Jul 6
• Donna L. Pickering Obituary Jun 24, 2025 Baue Funeral Homes · Jun 24

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What Makes Pickering Unique

• The only place in America named Pickering — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.17 sq mi.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Pickering

• Nodaway County Community Lake · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Pickering

• NORTH NODAWAY ELEM.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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