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)
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
• Mason
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mason is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
• Benoit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Benoit is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
• Moquah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moquah is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
• Cable
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cable is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
• White River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • White River is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
• Marengo
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Marengo is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
• Lake Nebagamon
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
• Washburn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washburn is located in Bayfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
• High Bridge
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • High Bridge is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge

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 (so far) for Pike River was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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