Pike (IN)

Welcome to Pike County ...

Time Zone: Pike County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Petersburg is the Seat for Pike County.

Pike County was founded December 21, 1816. Pike was created by taking area from Gibson and Perry Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 12,383 people. This is a decrease of 3.6% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,845 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike represented 0.2% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:

Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Petersburg is located in Pike County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
Spurgeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Spurgeon is located in Pike County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
Winslow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Winslow is located in Pike County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
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Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Indiana
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- Website for the Indiana State Archives

Websites specific to Pike County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Davies's County
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- Dubois County
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- Gibson County
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- Knox County
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- Warrick County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
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- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Pike County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Pike County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.