Welcome to Pike River ...
Pike River is located in Bayfield County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pike River, 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.
A typical abbreviation for Pike River: Pike Riv.
Pike River is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pike River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Pike River: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Pike River ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pike River - it's located in Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pike River.
Communities near Pike River ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pike River.
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Mason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Benoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Moquah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Cable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- White River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Lake Nebagamon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Washburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- High Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
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 Pike River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pike River.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pike 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 Pike River.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pike River. See our Newspapers Page for Pike River.
Adding Pike River to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pike 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 for Pike River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pike River.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pike River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bayfield County: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Bayfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pike River - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Pike River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Pike River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |