Welcome to Pikes Peak ...
Pikes Peak is located in Brown County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pikes Peak, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Pikes Peak is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pikes Peak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pikes Peak: 812 & 930<3>
Communities Also Named Pikes Peak ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Pikes Peak - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pikes Peak.
Communities near Pikes Peak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pikes Peak.
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trafalgar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Princes Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Pikes Peak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pikes Peak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pikes Peak. 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 Pikes Peak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pikes Peak. See our Newspapers Page for Pikes Peak.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pikes Peak ...
Looking for more information about Pikes Peak? 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 Pikes Peak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pikes Peak.
Adding Pikes Peak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pikes Peak in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pikes Peak was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Pikes Peak on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pikes Peak.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pikes Peak - 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 Pikes Peak area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Pikes Peak 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |