Welcome to Pike ...

Pike is located in Pike County<1>.

The location of Pike has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Pike is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pike lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pike is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Pike ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Pike - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pike.

Communities near Pike ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pike.

• Bowling Green
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Pittsfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
  • Pittsfield is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsfield <4>
• Barry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Barry is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barry <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Eolia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Eolia is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>
• Clarksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Hull
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Hull is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
• New Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Nebo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>
• Frankford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pike. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pike.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pike. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pike.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike. See our Newspapers Page for Pike.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pike ...

Looking for more information about Pike? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pike, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pike.

Adding Pike to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pike in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pike was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pike post office opened in 1881.

We also found Pike in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pike. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov