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Welcome to Pike ...

The village of Pike is located in Wyoming County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

Pike is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Pike: (585)

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), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, 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.

  • Perry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Warsaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Morris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Arcade
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nunda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
  • Delevan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>
  • Castile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castile
    • Castile is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castile <4>
  • Angelica
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angelica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
    • Angelica is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angelica <4>
  • Silver Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Wyoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
  • Fillmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pike, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 1840.

We also found Pike in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike.

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 New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pike - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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