Welcome to Pike ...
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.
Pike would have been located within present day Gilmer County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pike is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pike was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Pike was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities Also Named Pike ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Pike: This one is located in Gilmer County and the other is located in Montgomery County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 17 communities that are also named Pike - they are located in British Columbia, California, Illinois, 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.
- Northcutt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,037 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <6>
- Ellijay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellijay
- Ellijay is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellijay <6>
- Hemp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Blue Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Blue Ridge is located in Fannin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ridge <6>
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Nelson is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <6>
- Tails Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- East Ellijay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ellijay
- East Ellijay is located in Gilmer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Ellijay <6>
- White Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Path have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
- White Path is located in Gilmer County
- Estimated population in 2019: 342 people
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.
Adding Pike to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pike in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Pike post office opened in 1895.
We also found Pike on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pike - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Pike area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Pike area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |