Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 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.
Pike is located in Pike County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Greene, Morgan, Scott, Marion (MO), Pike (MO) & Ralls (MO).
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:
- Pike County (The home county of Pike)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- El Dara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nebo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Straut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Hadley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Kinderhook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Plainville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fall Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Payson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Belleview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Mozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kampsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Michael
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Hillview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eldred
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walkerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- East Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Naples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Audrain County (MO)
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Whiteside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Elsberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Briscoe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mackville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Olney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Cave
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Marion County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Hannibal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Montgomery County (MO)
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Pike County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Louisiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ashburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Calumet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarrants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cyrene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Eolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Frankford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Annada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Sledd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Ashley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Ralls County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Saverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rensselaer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
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.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pappenfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gates of Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Buffalo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Buffalo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Louisiana (MO).
- The Jordan Buffalo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buffalo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27810 <2>
- Louisiana Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noix Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bald Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moomey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (411 more) ...
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wombles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brokaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pike had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pike, with the one closest to Pike listed first.
- Quincy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Quincy Junction is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
- Louisiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McIntosh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- Atlas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Stark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summer Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Calumet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 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 75 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 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. 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 Illinois
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Calhoun County
- Greene County
- Scott County
- Audrain County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ralls County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |
| <4> | 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. |