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Welcome to Pigeon River ...

Pigeon River is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pigeon River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Pigeon River: Pigeon Riv.

Pigeon River is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pigeon River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Pigeon River: 218

Communities Also Named Pigeon River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pigeon River - they are located in North Carolina and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon River.

Communities near Pigeon River ...

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

  • Neebing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neebing
  • Crooks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Pardee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
  • Jackpine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackpine
  • South Gillies
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wamsley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley
  • Cloud Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Scoble West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hovland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jarvis River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pigeon River ...

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

Adding Pigeon River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pigeon River 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 River was on a map titled Road Map for Minnesota (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pigeon River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pigeon River - 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.