Welcome to Pigeon ...
Although we found mention of Pigeon during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Pigeon was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Pigeon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pigeon, please Contact Us.
The location of Pigeon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Pigeon is 4,360 feet [1,329 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pigeon is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Pigeon might be (or was) located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Pigeon and travel west, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
We believe that Pigeon would be found within the (435) area code.
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, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon.
Communities near Pigeon ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Pigeon.
- Lucin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Jackson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Bovine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Watercress Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watercress Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercress Junction
- Watercress Junction is located in Box Elder County
- Watercress Junction has also been known as:
- Watercress
- Terrace ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Montello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <5>
- Boston Terrace ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Terrace
- Boston Terrace is located in Box Elder County
- Grouse Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse Creek
- Grouse Creek is located in Box Elder County
- Former name for Grouse Creek:
- Grouse Creek Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grouse Creek <5>
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.
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Pigeon and then turned west". While Pigeon could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Pigeon as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Pigeon could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pigeon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |