Welcome to Pigeon Springs ...

Pigeon Springs is located in Cowlitz County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

A typical abbreviation for Pigeon Springs: Pigeon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pigeon Spngs. or Pigeon Sprngs.)

Pigeon Springs is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pigeon Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Pigeon Springs lies within the (360) area code.

Communities near Pigeon Springs ...

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

• Longview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
• Battle Ground
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground
  • Battle Ground is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Ground <4>
• Saint Helens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <4>
• Kelso
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
• Ridgefield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
  • Ridgefield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgefield <4>
• Woodland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <4>
• La Center
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
• Kalama
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <4>
• Columbia City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• Rainier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <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 Pigeon Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pigeon Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pigeon Springs. 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 Pigeon Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon Springs ...

Looking for more information about Pigeon Springs? 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 Pigeon Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pigeon Springs.

Adding Pigeon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pigeon Springs 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 Pigeon Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pigeon Springs post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/