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Welcome to Pigeon Roost Station ...

Pigeon Roost Station is located in Scott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pigeon Roost Station: Pigeon Roost Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Pigeon Roost Station is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pigeon Roost Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Pigeon Roost Station: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Pigeon Roost Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pigeon Roost Station.

  • Sellersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Charlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Austin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hanover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crothersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • New Pekin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Pekin is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
  • Goshen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Borden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Roost Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pigeon Roost Station.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pigeon Roost Station. 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 Roost Station.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Roost Station. See our Newspapers Page for Pigeon Roost Station.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon Roost Station ...

Looking for more information about Pigeon Roost Station? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pigeon Roost Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pigeon Roost Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pigeon Roost Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Pigeon Roost Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Pigeon Roost Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.