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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about White Pigeon. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with White Pigeon.<1>

Our sources for White Pigeon (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of White Pigeon other than they indicate that White Pigeon would be found somewhere in Keokuk County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1858 and closed  in 1902.

Communities Also Named White Pigeon ...

We found three communities that share the name White Pigeon.

Within Iowa, the name White Pigeon is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Illinois
    • Whiteside County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of White Pigeon [Whiteside County].
  • Michigan
    • Saint Joseph County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of White Pigeon [Saint Joseph County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of White Pigeon.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for White Pigeon ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about White Pigeon:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for White Pigeon - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for White Pigeon.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 19/85170   (Place Name: White Pigeon)

County: Keokuk     (FIPS State/County: 19/107)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, White Pigeon) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Keokuk County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Keokuk County.