Welcome to Pigeon ...
So far, we found very little information about Pigeon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pigeon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pigeon, please Contact Us.
Pigeon would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pigeon is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Pigeon was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Pigeon and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Pigeon was located: 618 & 730<4>
Communities Also Named Pigeon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pigeon - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon.
Communities near Pigeon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pigeon.
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
- Ina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
- Wayne City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
- Wayne City is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <5>
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <5>
- Bluford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
- Bluford is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <5>
- Cisne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
- Cisne is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <5>
- Dahlgren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Dahlgren is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlgren <5>
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <5>
- Dix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
- Dix is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <5>
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pigeon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pigeon. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon. See our Newspapers Page for Pigeon.
Adding Pigeon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pigeon 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 Pigeon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Pigeon post office opened in 1872.
We also found Pigeon on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Pigeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pigeon - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Pigeon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Pigeon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |