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Welcome to Pigeon ...

Pigeon is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Pigeon is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pigeon: 606

Communities Also Named Pigeon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pigeon - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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.

  • Pikeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jenkins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Coal Run Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Elkhorn City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleming - Neon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Pippa Passes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheelwright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Allen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon ...

Looking for more information about Pigeon? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pigeon.

Adding Pigeon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pigeon 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 (so far) for Pigeon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pigeon post office opened in 1910. The Pigeon post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pigeon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/