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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pike. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pike to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pike, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Pike (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pike. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Pike is historic, it would have been located within present day Gilmer County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gilmer County: Dawson, Fannin, Gordon, Murray & Pickens.
Below are the counties that are near Pike. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pike:
- Gilmer County (The home county of Pike)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Rolston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rolston is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolston
- Estimated population in 2019: 36,716 people
- Tickanetley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Northcutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Northcutt is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 16,698 people
- Yukon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- East Ellijay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Ellijay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santaluca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Whitestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Tails Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Bartow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Funkhouser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Estimated population in 2019: 450 people
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Rydal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Worley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Worley Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Crossroads
- Ball Ground
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Salacoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Salacoa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salacoa
- Estimated population in 2019: 344 people
- Ophir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Waleska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Buffington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Free Home
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Dawson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Dawsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Lumpkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lumpkin is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumpkin
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,266 people
- Fannin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Greens Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Margret
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Chestnut Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Morganton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Mineral Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Epworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pierceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Hemp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hemp is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
- Cutcane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cutcane is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
- McCaysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forsyth County
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Gordon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Igo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Igo is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
- Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
- Fairmount
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buff is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buff
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,522 people
- Sonoraville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
- Soapstick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Soapstick is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
- Farmville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Lumpkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Dahlonega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Willow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willow is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,138 people
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Grace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grace is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Carters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
- Ball Ground
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Wells ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Chatsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Temple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Tennga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Talking Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Canoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marble Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
- Cagle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cagle is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Ludville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ludville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Talmadge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Talmadge is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Suches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Youngcane ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Youngcane is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Canal Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lake is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
- Owltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Choestoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hood ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Cherokee County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Hothouse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Culberson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Burger Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Postell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Polk County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Copperhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belltown Hill is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
- Ducktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Chable ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pike, see our County-by-County Page for Pike.
Cemeteries Near Pike ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pike.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pike - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pike covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scrougetown Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cartecay UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- River Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jesus Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turniptown Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yukon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Pike in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pike.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Roy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Cartecay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cartecay is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartecay
- Tickanetley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- White Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
- Ellijay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Talona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Talona is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talona
- Santaluca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Flat Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Amicalola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amicalola is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicalola
- Mountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountaintown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaintown
- Talking Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pike. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pike.
Newspapers Published in Pike ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pike, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pike.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pike:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Gilmer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cherokee County
- Dawson County
- Fannin County
- Forsyth County
- Gordon County
- Lumpkin County
- Murray County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Cherokee County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pike, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pike) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |